CVE-2020-36996

Severity CVSS v4.0:

MEDIUM

Type:

CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Publication date:

30/01/2026

Last modified:

30/01/2026

Description

PHPFusion 9.03.50 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability in the print.php page that fails to properly sanitize user-submitted message content. Attackers can inject malicious JavaScript through forum messages that will execute when the print page is generated, allowing script execution in victim browsers.

Impact

Vector 4.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N CVSS v4.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.10 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Attack Requirements (AT): None
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Passsive
Confidentiality (VC): Low
Integrity (VI): Low
Availability (VA): None
Confidentiality (SC): Low
Integrity (SI): Low
Availability (SA): None

Base Score 4.0

5.10

Severity 4.0

MEDIUM

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.40 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Changed
Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availability (A): None

Base Score 3.x

6.40

Severity 3.x

MEDIUM

CVE-2020-36996

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