CVE-2020-36955 (GCVE-0-2020-36955)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-26 17:42 – Updated: 2026-03-05 01:27
VLAI
Title
Grav CMS 1.6.30 Admin Plugin 1.9.18 - 'Page Title' Persistent Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
Grav CMS 1.6.30 with Admin Plugin 1.9.18 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts through the page title field. Attackers can create a new page with a malicious script in the title, which will be executed when the page is viewed in the admin panel or on the site.
Severity
5.1 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
6.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-01-26 21:09 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Getgrav Grav CMS Admin Plugin Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.9.18 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav-plugin-admin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2020-12-13 00:00
Credits
Sagar Banwa
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