A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the background administrator article…
Priority LOW 28CWE-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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the background administrator article management module of Maccms 8.0 allows attackers to steal administrator and user cookies via crafted payloads in the text fields for Chinese and English names.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00662 51st 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-2020-21082
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r5j4-m35f-mj7g
- 2026-10-06 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Maccms vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-20709 maccms10 v2025.1000.4047 has a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability via Add Article. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2025-20708 maccms10 v2025.1000.4047 is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in the Collection Custom Interface feature. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2025-20707 maccms10 v2025.1000.4047 is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via the Scheduled Task function. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2025-28783 maccms10 v2025.1000.4047 is vulnerable to Server-side request forgery (SSRF) in Email Settings. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2017-12978 Maccms 8.x allows remote command execution via the wd parameter in an index.php?m=vod-search request. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-21313 Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in MacCMS v.10 v.2024.1000.3000 allows a remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
Sources
- CVE-2020-21082 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-21082 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r5j4-m35f-mj7g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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