CVE-2020-20799 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the commentText parameter in JeeCMS, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2020-20799?

CVE-2020-20799 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 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

JeeCMS 1.0.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability which allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload in the commentText parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-20799?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jeecms Jeecms.

How do I fix CVE-2020-20799?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-20799 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-2020-20799 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-20799 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7grc-h894-wvp2.

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