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medium 5.4

CVE-2020-24860 json

CMS Made Simple 2.2.14 allows an authenticated user with access to the Content Manager to edit content and put persistent XSS payload in th…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-17568

cvss
5.4
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

CMS Made Simple 2.2.14 allows an authenticated user with access to the Content Manager to edit content and put persistent XSS payload in the affected text fields. The user can get cookies from every authenticated user who visits the website.

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Exploit prediction

1.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48851 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6D7DmmjLak&t=22s referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159434/CMS-Made-Simple-2.2.14-Cross-Site-Scripting.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 3.5 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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