What is CVE-2020-15217?

CVE-2020-15217 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Glpi-Project Glpi, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-10-07.

How severe is CVE-2020-15217?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

XSS in Glpi-Project Glpi

CVE-2020-15217

In GLPI before version 9.5.2, there is a leakage of user information through the public FAQ. The issue was introduced in version 9.5.0 and patched in 9.5.2. As a workaround, disable public access to the FAQ.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2020-10-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (62.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 62.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Glpi-Project Glpi — versions >= 9.5.0, < 9.5.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

github.com/glpi-project/glpi/security/advisories/GHSA-x9hg-j29f-wvvv (Third Party Advisory)
github.com/glpi-project/glpi/commit/39e25591efddc560e3679ab07e443ee6198705e2 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15217?: CVE-2020-15217 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Glpi-Project Glpi, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-10-07.
How severe is CVE-2020-15217?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.