CVE-2020-23052 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in Mahara CMS allow attackers to inject malicious scripts via group file parameters, potentially compromising user sessions and data.
- 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-2020-23052?
CVE-2020-23052 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Oct 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
Catalyst IT Ltd Mahara CMS v19.10.2 was discovered to contain multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the component groupfiles.php via the Number (Nombre) and Description (Descripción) parameters.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-23052?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Catalyst Mahara.
How do I fix CVE-2020-23052?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-23052 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-2020-23052 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-23052 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4gpg-v9hf-rg99.