CVE-2020-23049: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

October 25, 2021 (updated October 29, 2021)

Fork CMS Content Management System v5.8.0 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Displayname field when using the Add, Edit or `Register’ functions. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-3374-7h99-xr85
github.com/forkcms/forkcms/commit/6ec6171206a7507a39695edc8bbd1b97ef1041c6
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-23049
www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2208

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