CVE-2020-15161

Potential XSS in PrestaShop

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Published Sep 24, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

In PrestaShop from version 1.6.0.4 and before version 1.7.6.8 an attacker is able to inject javascript while using the contact form. The problem is fixed in 1.7.6.8

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

PrestaShop

PrestaShop

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`> 1.6.0.4, < 1.7.6.8`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:prestashop:prestashop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-7236	In PrestaShop from version 1.6.0.4 and before version 1.7.6.8 an attacker is able to inject javascript while using the contact form. The problem is fixed in 1.7.6.8

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.932% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/PrestaShop/PrestaShop/commit/562a231fec18a928e4a601860416fe11af274672
https://github.com/PrestaShop/PrestaShop/releases/tag/1.7.6.8
https://github.com/PrestaShop/PrestaShop/security/advisories/GHSA-5cp2-r794-w37w

History

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Subscriptions

Prestashop Prestashop

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 1:08 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: Sep 24, 2020, 10:10 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 1:08 PM
Reserved: Jun 25, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:56 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 24, 2020, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:56 AM

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