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GHSA-V5W7-X5C5-8HG8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-04 00:30 – Updated: 2026-02-04 00:30

Details

Victor CMS 1.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the 'comment_author' POST parameter that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts. Attackers can submit crafted JavaScript payloads through the comment submission form to execute arbitrary code in victim browsers.

Severity ?

7.2 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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

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CVE-2020-37072 (GCVE-0-2020-37072)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-03 22:01 – Updated: 2026-02-04 19:04

Title

Victor CMS 1.0 - 'comment_author' Persistent Cross-Site Scripting

Summary

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

7.2 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE

CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48484	exploit
	https://github.com/VictorAlagwu/CMSsite	product
	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/victor-cms-c…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	VictorAlagwu	CMSsite	Affected: 1.0

Credits

Kishan Lal Choudhary

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Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-V5W7-X5C5-8HG8

CVE-2020-37072 (GCVE-0-2020-37072)

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