XSS in Codologic Codoforum
CVE-2020-5842
Codoforum 4.8.3 allows XSS in the user registration page: via the username field to the index.php?u=/user/register URI. The payload is, for example, executed on the admin/index.php?page=users/manage page.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Codologic Codoforum — versions 4.8.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47876 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- medium.com/@prasanthc41m/cve-2020-5842-stored-xss-vulnerability-in-codoforum-4-…
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5842?
- CVE-2020-5842 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Codologic Codoforum, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-01-07.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5842?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-5842 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.