CVE-2020-27388 json
YOURLS Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
published 2020-10-23 6 y ago modified 2026-07-09 4 mo ago also GHSA-pwgg-r6fq-mf94 , EUVD-2022-4837
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Multiple Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities exist in the YOURLS Admin Panel, Versions 1.5 - 1.7.10. An authenticated user must modify a PHP plugin with a malicious payload and upload it, resulting in multiple stored XSS issues.
Patch / fix
- packagist yourls/yourls 1.8
- github.com/YOURLS/YOURLS#2761 commit
- github.com/YOURLS/YOURLS@04495e8 commit
- github.com/YOURLS/YOURLS#2761 pull request
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2020-27388 updated cvss 5.4
yourls: authenticated user must modify a PHP plugin with a malicious payload and upload it, resulting in multiple stored XSS issues
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/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 |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | yourls/yourls | >=1.5, <1.8 |
1.8 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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github.com
/YOURLS/YOURLS/pull/2761
web, third-party-advisory
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github.com
/YOURLS/YOURLS/pull/2761/commits/93396c14587ece4f3d7bcb654f6d22eb0bae7d74
web
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github.com
/YOURLS/YOURLS/commit/04495e8b17ffeedb695ef5a64389f6bee15d57fb
web
-
johnjhacking.com
/blog/cve-2020-27388/
third-party-advisory
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27388
advisory
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github.com
/YOURLS/YOURLS
package
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johnjhacking.com
/blog/cve-2020-27388
web
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yourls.org
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-27388
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-pwgg-r6fq-mf94
- NVD CVE-2020-27388
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