CVE-2020-12706
Multiple Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in PHP-Fusion 9.03.50 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the go parameter to faq/faq_admin.php or shoutbox_panel/shoutbox_admin.php
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 2.9%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Multiple Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in PHP-Fusion 9.03.50 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the go parameter to faq/faq_admin.php or shoutbox_panel/shoutbox_admin.php
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.90% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 1 May 2020
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- php-fusion/php-fusion
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://github.com/php-fusion/PHP-Fusion/commit/67273e546642d39451858a47296957807c9abd5fPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/php-fusion/PHP-Fusion/issues/2306Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48404Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/php-fusion/PHP-Fusion/commit/67273e546642d39451858a47296957807c9abd5fPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/php-fusion/PHP-Fusion/issues/2306Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48404Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.