# CVE-2020-18468: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> An authenticated attacker can inject malicious scripts into the website name field, potentially executing code in other users' browsers.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Aug 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-532f-v327-35gw

## What is CVE-2020-18468?

CVE-2020-18468 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in qdPM 9.1 in the Heading field found in the Login Page page under the General menu via a crafted website name by doing an authenticated POST HTTP request to /qdPM_9.1/index.php/configuration.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-18468?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Qdpm Qdpm.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-18468?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-18468 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-18468 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-18468 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-45856](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45856/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-11811](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11811/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-25669](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25669/): qdPM 9.1 SQL Injection via search_by_extrafields Parameter (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-25208](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25208/): qdPM 9.1 SQL Injection via filter_by Parameters (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-26180](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26180/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-18468 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-18468 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-18468 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-2020-18468/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-18468/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-18468
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-18468
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-18468

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