TI-2017-14123 Aliases CVE-2017-20057 GHSA-xwj7-29j7-rw76

Elefant CMS Persistent cross site scriting

LOW 28CWE-80Published 2022-06-20 · Updated 2025-04-15

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-80.

Summary

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Elefant CMS 1.3.12-RC. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument username leads to basic cross site scripting (Persistent). It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 1.3.13 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00596 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed elefant/cms (Packagist): 1.3.13

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Elefant	CMS	1.3.12-RC	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	elefant/cms (Packagist)	before 1.3.13	1.3.13	Patch available	GHSA-xwj7-29j7-rw76

CMS VendorElefant Affected 1.3.12-RC Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
elefant/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 1.3.13 Fixed in 1.3.13 Patch available GHSA-xwj7-29j7-rw76

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:elefantcms:elefant_cms:1.3.12:rc::::::	1.3.12 rc	Vulnerable	Elefant

cpe:2.3:a:elefantcms:elefant_cms:1.3.12:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.12 rc Vulnerable ·Elefant

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-xwj7-29j7-rw76 elefant/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 1.3.13 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-20057
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xwj7-29j7-rw76

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

https://github.com/jbroadway/elefant

TI-2017-14130 Elefant CMS layout code injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2017-14129 Elefant CMS File Upload drop privileges management CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2017-14128 Elefant CMS cross-site request forgery CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2017-14127 Elefant CMS extended Reflected cross site scriting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2017-14126 Elefant CMS Blog Post Persistent cross site scriting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2017-14125 Elefant CMS Title Persistent cross site scriting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4

Sources

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