Stored script execution via unescaped profile names
Published Jan 26, 2026 · Updated Jan 26, 2026
Stored cross-site scripting in Forma LMS 2.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript in other users' browsers. The user-profile editor stores unsanitized first- and last-name values, and profile rendering inserts those values into a page without neutralizing script markup. An account capable of editing its profile is required; the payload runs when a profile is viewed and can act within the viewer's Forma LMS session.
Summary
What happened
Stored cross-site scripting in Forma LMS 2.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript in other users' browsers. The user-profile editor stores unsanitized first- and last-name values, and profile rendering inserts those values into a page without neutralizing script markup. An account capable of editing its profile is required; the payload runs when a profile is viewed and can act within the viewer's Forma LMS session.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-36960
- Published
- Jan 26, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 26, 2026
- Vendor
- FormaLMS
- Product
- Forma LMS
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 26, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=2.3
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Forma LMS 2.3 first and last name stored XSSproof of concept · demonstrated
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