Authenticated cookie theft via reflected XSS
Published Sep 1, 2021 · Updated Jul 9, 2026
Cross-site scripting in WTCMS 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to steal cookies through a crafted search-box payload in the page-management background. The administrator page-management search handler reflects the keyword parameter into generated HTML without output encoding, allowing injected script execution when the crafted request is rendered. An authenticated administrator must be induced to submit or view the request; the demonstrated consequence is cookie disclosure and possible session misuse, with no evidence of service interruption.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site scripting in WTCMS 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to steal cookies through a crafted search-box payload in the page-management background. The administrator page-management search handler reflects the keyword parameter into generated HTML without output encoding, allowing injected script execution when the crafted request is rendered. An authenticated administrator must be induced to submit or view the request; the demonstrated consequence is cookie disclosure and possible session misuse, with no evidence of service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-20345
- Published
- Sep 1, 2021
- Updated
- Jul 9, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1189
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 1, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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Public exploit references
- CSRF combines reflective XSS to obtain cookies (GitHub issue #10)proof of concept · unverified
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