Browser script execution via crafted Title parameter
Published Jan 21, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024
Cross-site scripting in Online News Portal using PHP/MySQLi 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject script or HTML through the Title parameter. The public CVE record identifies the Title parameter but does not disclose the handler, storage path, or missing output-encoding operation. The linked disclosure concerns the administration panel, but the record does not state whether submission requires authentication; execution is limited to the browser context of a user who views the injected content.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site scripting in Online News Portal using PHP/MySQLi 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject script or HTML through the Title parameter. The public CVE record identifies the Title parameter but does not disclose the handler, storage path, or missing output-encoding operation. The linked disclosure concerns the administration panel, but the record does not state whether submission requires authentication; execution is limited to the browser context of a user who views the injected content.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-29241
- Published
- Jan 21, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
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- Jan 21, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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