XSS in Php-Fusion
CVE-2020-12438
An XSS vulnerability exists in the banners.php page of PHP-Fusion 9.03.50. This can be exploited because the only security measure used against XSS is the stripping of SCRIPT tags. A malicious actor can use HTML event handlers to run JavaScript instead of using SCRIPT tags.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (45.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Php-Fusion — versions 9.03.50
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/php-fusion/PHP-Fusion/commit/c36006f900d855f1173f81cea1a774295049f4d8 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/php-fusion/PHP-Fusion/issues/2307 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-12438?
- CVE-2020-12438 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Php-Fusion, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-04-28.
- How severe is CVE-2020-12438?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.