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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.4

CVE-2019-14518 json

Evolution CMS 2.0.x allows XSS via a description and new category location in a template.

published 2019-08-15 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-5691

cvss
5.4
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Evolution CMS 2.0.x allows XSS via a description and new category location in a template. NOTE: the vendor states that the behavior is consistent with the "access policy in the administration panel.

Exploit prediction

1.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/evolution-cms/evolution/issues/1041 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/evolution-cms/evolution/issues/1042 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/evolution-cms/evolution/issues/1043 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 3.5 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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