CVE-2020-20696: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

September 30, 2021 (updated October 4, 2021)

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in /admin/content/post of GilaCMS v1.11.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload in the Tags field.

References

github.com/GilaCMS/gila/issues/53
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h7mq-27r7-w972
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-20696

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