CVE-2020-5266 Stored XSS on back office edit page

Medium 4.4 Published Updated

Attackers can inject malicious scripts via the title field in the link list block, potentially compromising back office sessions.

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-2020-5266?

CVE-2020-5266 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PrestaShop ps_linklist, published on 16 Apr 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In the ps_link module for PrestaShop before version 3.1.0, there is a stored XSS when you create or edit a link list block with the title field. The problem is fixed in 3.1.0

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5266?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Prestashop Prestashop Link.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5266?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5266 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-2020-5266 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5266 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vr7g-vqp5-966j.

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