CVE-2020-13564
Published: 01 February 2021
Summary
CVE-2020-13564 is a medium-severity Basic XSS (CWE-80) vulnerability in Phpgacl Project Phpgacl. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 2.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2020-5811
Vulnerability details
A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the template functionality of phpGACL 3.3.7. A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to arbitrary JavaScript execution. An attacker can provide a crafted URL to trigger this vulnerability in the phpGACL template acl_id parameter.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.