CVE-2020-36828 (GCVE-0-2020-36828)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-03-31 09:00 – Updated: 2024-08-04 17:37
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
DiscuzX install_function.php show_next_step cross site scripting
Summary
A vulnerability was found in DiscuzX up to 3.4-20200818. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function show_next_step of the file upload/install/include/install_function.php. The manipulation of the argument uchidden leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 3.4-20210119 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 4a9673624f46f7609486778ded9653733020c567. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-258612.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-07-08 17:57 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Cross Site Scripting
Assigner
References
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