Cyber Resilience

CVE-2020-23240

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 26 July 2021

Published
26 July 2021
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0031 54.1th percentile
Risk Priority 10 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2020-23240 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple. Its CVSS base score is 4.8 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked in the top 45.9% 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

Vulnerability details

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerablity in CMS Made Simple 2.2.14 via the Logic field in the Content Manager feature.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

cmsmadesimple
cms made simple
2.2.14

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.

addresses: CWE-79

Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.

addresses: CWE-79

Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.

addresses: CWE-79

Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.

References