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medium 4.8

CVE-2020-5305 json

Codoforum 4.8.3 allows XSS in the admin dashboard via a name field of a new user, i.e., on the Manage Users screen.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-26491

cvss
4.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Codoforum 4.8.3 allows XSS in the admin dashboard via a name field of a new user, i.e., on the Manage Users screen.

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Exploit prediction

0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • vyshnavvizz.blogspot.com https://vyshnavvizz.blogspot.com/2020/01/stored-cross-site-scripting-in_2.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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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