CVE-2020-37236

5.1 mediumEPSS 0.2%

Medium (5.1). EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

5.1 medium

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

6.4 medium

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

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 14% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-79
Published: 2026-05-16
Modified: 2026-09-29
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49160
https://www.netartmedia.net/newslister.html
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/newslister-authenticated-persistent-cross-site-scripting-via-admin-panel

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