Grav CMS 1.6.30 Admin Plugin 1.9.18 - 'Page Title' Persistent Cross-Site Scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Grav CMS 1.6.30 with Admin Plugin 1.9.18 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts through the page title field. Attackers can create a new page with a malicious script in the title, which will be executed when the page is viewed in the admin panel or on the site.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36955
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p5pf-5rc8-g599
- 2026-10-28 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
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Sources
- CVE-2020-36955 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36955 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p5pf-5rc8-g599 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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