CVE-2020-37072

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.

CVSS v3 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/VictorAlagwu/CMSsite	Product
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48484	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/victor-cms-commentauthor-persistent-cross-site-scripting	Broken Link

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:victor_cms_project:victor_cms:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-02-03 22:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 03:16

NVD link : CVE-2020-37072

Mitre link : CVE-2020-37072

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-37072

JSON object : View

Products Affected

victor_cms_project

victor_cms

CWE

CWE-79

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

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