CVE-2020-19885 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.8 Published Updated

An authenticated admin can inject malicious scripts via the page name field, potentially hijacking other users' sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-19885?

CVE-2020-19885 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Aug 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

DBHcms v1.2.0 has a stored xss vulnerability as there is no htmlspecialchars function for '$_POST['pageparam_insert_name']' variable in dbhcms\mod\mod.page.edit.php line 227, A remote authenticated with admin user can exploit this vulnerability to hijack other users.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-19885?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dbhcms Project Dbhcms.

How do I fix CVE-2020-19885?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-19885 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2020-19885 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-19885 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7556-p52v-pp8q.

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