What is CVE-2020-5273?

CVE-2020-5273 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Prestashop Linklist, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.1/10. Published 2020-04-16.

How severe is CVE-2020-5273?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.1 out of 10.

XSS in Prestashop Linklist

CVE-2020-5273

In PrestaShop module ps_linklist versions before 3.1.0, there is a stored XSS when using custom URLs. The problem is fixed in version 3.1.0

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2020-04-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Prestashop Linklist
Prestashop Ps Linklist — versions < 3.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

github.com/PrestaShop/ps_linklist/security/advisories/GHSA-cx2r-mf6x-55rx (Third Party Advisory)
github.com/PrestaShop/ps_linklist/commit/83e6e0bdda2287f4d6e64127cb90c41d26b5ad… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5273?: CVE-2020-5273 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Prestashop Linklist, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.1/10. Published 2020-04-16.
How severe is CVE-2020-5273?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.1 out of 10.