Browser script execution via reflected configuration values
Published Mar 4, 2022 · Updated Jul 9, 2026
Reflected XSS in Intelliants Subrion CMS 4.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript through Configuration panel requests. Configuration handlers reflect multipart form values such as v[allow_animated_gifs] into generated pages without HTML encoding. Exploitation requires a victim to submit a crafted request, after which the script runs in that victim's browser under the site's origin.
Summary
What happened
Reflected XSS in Intelliants Subrion CMS 4.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript through Configuration panel requests. Configuration handlers reflect multipart form values such as v[allow_animated_gifs] into generated pages without HTML encoding. Exploitation requires a victim to submit a crafted request, after which the script runs in that victim's browser under the site's origin.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-18325
- Published
- Mar 4, 2022
- Updated
- Jul 9, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 4, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- CVE-2020-18325 Configuration panel proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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