# CVE-2020-35241: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts into blog content via the admin panel, allowing cookie theft when users view the page.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Dec 2020
- **Updated:** 29 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9gh4-cwcx-xqjg

## What is CVE-2020-35241?

CVE-2020-35241 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Dec 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

FlatPress 1.0.3 is affected by cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Blog Content component. This vulnerability can allow an attacker to inject the XSS payload in Blog content via the admin panel. Each time any user will go to that blog page, the XSS triggers and the attacker can steal the cookie according to the crafted payload.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-35241?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Flatpress Flatpress.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-35241?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-35241 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-35241 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-35241 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Flatpress Add Blog 1.0.3 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-4606](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4606/): PHP Remote File Inclusion in flatpressblog/flatpress (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-22761](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-22761/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-4023](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4023/): Stored XSS in flatpressblog/flatpress (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-41290](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41290/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-1104](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1104/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in flatpressblog/flatpress (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-35241 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-35241 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Dec 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-35241 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2020-35241/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35241/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-35241
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35241
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-35241

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