Codoforum 4.8.3 allows XSS in the admin dashboard via a category to the Manage Users screen.
Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Codoforum 4.8.3 allows XSS in the admin dashboard via a category to the Manage Users screen.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00547 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-5843
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xcqv-q27j-c7xx
References
More Codologic Codoforum vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-14349 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Add Category function of Codoforum v4.9… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2022-13712 Codoforum v5.1 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file upload vulnerability via the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2020-10857 A SQL Injection vulnerability in get_topic_info() in sys/CODOF/Forum/Topic.php in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-07516 The sanitize function in Codoforum 2.5.1 does not properly implement filtering for… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2020-04763 Codoforum 4.8.3 allows XSS in the user registration page: via the username field to the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2020-05691 Codologic Codoforum through 4.8.4 allows stored XSS in the login area. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2020-5843 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-5843 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xcqv-q27j-c7xx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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