What is CVE-2020-23205?

CVE-2020-23205 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Monstra Cms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-07-01.

How severe is CVE-2020-23205?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Monstra Cms

CVE-2020-23205

A stored cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Monstra CMS version 3.0.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via crafted a payload entered into the "Site Name" field under the "Site Settings" module.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2021-07-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.005 (42.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Monstra Cms — versions 3.0.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

github.com/monstra-cms/monstra/issues/465 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-23205?: CVE-2020-23205 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Monstra Cms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-07-01.
How severe is CVE-2020-23205?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.