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TI-2020-13872 Aliases CVE-2020-20523GHSA-rvjp-j5j4-c9j5

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in adm_user parameter in Gila CMS version…

Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-79Published · 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-79.

Summary

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in adm_user parameter in Gila CMS version 1.11.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code during the Gila CMS installation.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00682 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed gilacms/gila (Packagist): 1.11.4

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
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—gilacms/gila (Packagist)before 1.11.41.11.4Patch availableGHSA-rvjp-j5j4-c9j5
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • gilacms/gila (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 1.11.4 Fixed in 1.11.4 Patch available GHSA-rvjp-j5j4-c9j5

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gilacms:gila_cms:1.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.3VulnerableGila CMS
  • cpe:2.3:a:gilacms:gila_cms:1.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.3 Vulnerable ·Gila CMS

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-rvjp-j5j4-c9j5 gilacms/gila (Packagist) Fixed in 1.11.4 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-20523
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rvjp-j5j4-c9j5

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2020-13921 Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability in Gila GilaCMS v.1.11.4 allows a remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-04486 Gila CMS 1.11.8 allows Unrestricted Upload of a File with a Dangerous Type via .phar or… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2024-07096 Gila CMS HTTP POST Request page cross site scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2020-04487 Gila CMS 1.11.8 allows /admin/sql?query= SQL Injection. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2020-04485 Gila CMS 1.11.8 allows /cm/delete?t=../ Directory Traversal. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2020-16225 A SQL injection vulnerability was discovered in Gila CMS 1.15.4 and earlier which allows… CVSS 3.1LOW 3.8
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Sources

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