CVE-2020-37236

NewsLister contains an authenticated persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts through the title parameter in the news addition interface. Attackers can inject JavaScript payloads via the title field in the admin panel that execute when news items are viewed by other users.

CVSS v4.0

5.1 MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS v3.1

6.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 14th percentile

Published

2026-05-16

Updated

2026-07-15

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49160

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2020-37235
• CVE-2020-37237
• CVE-2020-37234
• CVE-2020-37238
• CVE-2020-37233
• CVE-2020-37239