# CVE-2020-20695: Cross-site Scripting in GilaCMS

> Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in GilaCMS via crafted SVG files, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **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:** 27 Sep 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6675-wwqr-jhmf

## What is CVE-2020-20695?

CVE-2020-20695 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Sep 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

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in GilaCMS v1.11.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted SVG file.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-20695?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including gilacms/gila. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `gilacms/gila` | Packagist | All versions to 1.11.4 | None |
| `gilacms/gila` | Packagist | All versions to 1.11.4 | None |

Products: Gilacms Gila Cms.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-20695?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-20695 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-20695 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-20695 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-17536](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17536/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2019-17535](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17535/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2020-5514](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5514/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2020-20726](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-20726/): GilaCMS Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-20693](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-20693/): Cross-Site Request Forgery in GilaCMS (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-20695 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-20695 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Sep 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-2020-20695 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- gilacms/gila (Packagist): affected all versions up to 1.11.4; no fix listed
- gilacms/gila (Packagist): affected all versions up to 1.11.4; no fix listed

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-2020-20695/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-20695/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-20695
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-20695
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-20695

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-20695/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.
