# CVE-2019-20058: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts via unsanitized input on the Symfony Web Profiler page in Bolt CMS when profiling is enabled.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Dec 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jh8g-f528-8mfh

## What is CVE-2019-20058?

CVE-2019-20058 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Bolt 3.7.0, if Symfony Web Profiler is used, allows XSS because unsanitized search?search= input is shown on the _profiler page. NOTE: this is disputed because profiling was never intended for use in production. This is related to CVE-2018-12040

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20058?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Boltcms Bolt.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-20058?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-20058 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-20058 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20058 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-31321](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31321/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2019-10874](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10874/): Bolt Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-9185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9185/): Bolt Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-4040](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4040/): CSRF issue on preview pages in Bolt CMS (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2025-34086](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-34086/): Bolt CMS Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Profile Injection and File Rename (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-20058 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-20058 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20058 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-20058/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-20058/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20058
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20058
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-20058

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-20058/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.