PT-2020-13226
CVE-2020-12718
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Published
2020-05-07
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Updated
2020-05-14
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.4
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
PHP-Fusion version 9.03.50
Description
The issue concerns a stored XSS vulnerability in the Preview Comment feature of the administration/comments.php file. An authenticated attacker can exploit this by bypassing the protection mechanism using HTML event handlers such as
ontoggle.Recommendations
For PHP-Fusion version 9.03.50, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling the Preview Comment feature until a patch is available. Restrict access to the administration/comments.php file to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using HTML event handlers in the Preview Comment feature until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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