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TI-2017-14124 Aliases CVE-2017-20058GHSA-5hfm-g799-wjw6

Elefant CMS Version Comparison Persistent cross site scriting

Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-80Published · Updated

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 was found in Elefant CMS 1.3.12-RC. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Version Comparison. The manipulation leads to basic cross site scripting (Persistent). The attack can be launched 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 Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00763 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed elefant/cms (Packagist): 1.3.13

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ElefantCMS1.3.12-RC—No fix listedCNA
—elefant/cms (Packagist)before 1.3.131.3.13Patch availableGHSA-5hfm-g799-wjw6
  • 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-5hfm-g799-wjw6

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:elefantcms:elefantcms:1.3.12:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.12 rcVulnerableElefant
  • cpe:2.3:a:elefantcms:elefantcms:1.3.12:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.12 rc Vulnerable ·Elefant

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-5hfm-g799-wjw6 elefant/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 1.3.13 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-20058
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5hfm-g799-wjw6

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2018-11128 apps/filemanager/handlers/upload/drop.php in Elefant CMS 2.0.3 performs a urldecode step… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-11745 An issue was discovered in Elefant CMS before 2.0.5. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2012-01168 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in apps/admin/handlers/preview.php in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2012-05239 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in apps/admin/handlers/versions.php in Elefant… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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