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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.8

CVE-2020-18230 json

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in PHPMyWind v5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting scripts into the parameter "$cf…

published 2021-05-27 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-10157

cvss
4.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in PHPMyWind v5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting scripts into the parameter "$cfg_switchshow" of component " /admin/web_config.php".

Exploit prediction

0.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/PearlyNautilus/Security-Code-Review/issues/4 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.