CVE-2020-27388 (GCVE-0-2020-27388)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-10-23 19:59 – Updated: 2026-07-09 00:11
VLAI
Summary
Multiple Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities exist in the YOURLS Admin Panel, Versions 1.5 - 1.7.10. An authenticated user must modify a PHP plugin with a malicious payload and upload it, resulting in multiple stored XSS issues.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
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