# CVE-2020-28849: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code and access sensitive information via a crafted payload in the Add New Deposit field of ChurchCRM.

- **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:** 11 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 9 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-796x-q48r-j82h

## What is CVE-2020-28849?

CVE-2020-28849 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Churchcrm Churchcrm, published on 11 Aug 2023. 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 in ChurchCRM version 4.2.1, allows remote attckers to execute arbitrary code and gain sensitive information via crafted payload in Add New Deposit field in View All Deposit module.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-28849?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Churchcrm Churchcrm.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-28849?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-28849 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-28849 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-28849 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Churchcrm Churchcrm

- [CVE-2026-39337](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-39337/): ChurchCRM Affected by Unauthenticated RCE in Install Wizard (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2025-62521](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-62521/): ChurchCRM has unauthenticated RCE in its Install Wizard (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2025-68110](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-68110/): ChurchCRM discloses database information on error message (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-53438](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53438/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-25894](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25894/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-28849 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-28849 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Churchcrm Churchcrm, published on 11 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-28849 exists.

Affected product: Churchcrm Churchcrm. 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-2020-28849/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-28849/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-28849
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28849
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-28849

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-28849/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.