Elefant CMS Title Persistent cross site scriting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Elefant CMS 1.3.12-RC. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Title Handler. The manipulation with the input </title><img src=no onerror=alert(1)> leads to basic cross site scripting (Persistent). The attack may 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
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-7f7g-8q3x-jpx9 |
- 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-7f7g-8q3x-jpx9
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-7f7g-8q3x-jpx9 elefant/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 1.3.13 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-20059
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7f7g-8q3x-jpx9
References
More Elefant Cms vulnerabilities
- 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-2017-14123 Elefant CMS Persistent cross site scriting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2017-20059 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-20059 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7f7g-8q3x-jpx9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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