Victor CMS 1.0 - 'comment_author' Persistent Cross-Site Scripting
Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-79Published · Updated
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
Victor CMS 1.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the 'comment_author' POST parameter that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts. Attackers can submit crafted JavaScript payloads through the comment submission form to execute arbitrary code in victim browsers.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00285 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VictorAlagwu | CMSsite | 1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- CMSsite VendorVictorAlagwu Affected 1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:victor_cms_project:victor_cms:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Victor Cms Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:victor_cms_project:victor_cms:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Victor Cms Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-37072
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v5w7-x5c5-8hg8
References
Exploit 1
More VictorAlagwu vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-19211 Victor CMS 1.0 - 'post' SQL Injection CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-15749 CMSsite 1.0 SQL Injection via category.php CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-15727 CMSsite 1.0 SQL Injection via post Parameter CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-15735 CMSsite 1.0 Cross-Site Request Forgery via users.php CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2020-19077 Victor CMS 1.0 - File Upload To RCE CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2020-19208 Victor CMS 1.0 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2020-37072 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-37072 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v5w7-x5c5-8hg8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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