TI-2020-17394 Aliases CVE-2020-28717 GHSA-q396-mv33-45w4

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in content1 parameter in demo.jsp in kindsoft…

MEDIUM 60CWE-79Published 2023-08-11 · Updated 2024-10-09

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

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in content1 parameter in demo.jsp in kindsoft kindeditor version 4.1.12, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00521 44th 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

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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:kindsoft:kindeditor:4.1.12:::::::*	4.1.12	Vulnerable	Kindsoft

cpe:2.3:a:kindsoft:kindeditor:4.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.12 Vulnerable ·Kindsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-28717
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q396-mv33-45w4

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/kindsoft/kindeditor/issues/321

TI-2021-18682 A Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in KindEditor 4.1.x, as… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2019-05324 In KindEditor 4.1.11, the php/demo.php content1 parameter has a reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2021-18681 Cross SIte Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in KindEditor 4.1.x via a Google search… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2021-15290 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in all versions of KindEditor, which can… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2021-10657 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in KindEditor (Chinese versions) 4.1.12… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2017-14749 Improper authentication in Kind Editor CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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