CVE-2020-37238
📛 CVE Title
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Description
CMS Made Simple 2.2.15 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Content Manager access to inject malicious scripts through SVG file uploads. Attackers can upload SVG files containing embedded JavaScript to the file manager, which executes when other authenticated users access the uploaded file, enabling cookie theft and session hijacking.
Overview
- State
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- Assigner (CNA)
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- CVSS severity
- medium
- CVSS score
- 6.4 / 10
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- Effective score
- 6.4 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
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- Reserved
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- Published
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- Last updated
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- Source
- https://www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2020-37238
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.
- NVD published
- 2026-05-16 16:16:19 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-05-18 17:26:40 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 6.4 / 10 MEDIUM source: disclosure@vulncheck.com
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- Exploitability subscore
- 3.1 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 2.7 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0003 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 10.24% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-05-24
NVD-assigned CWE(s):
CWE-79
(differs from the CNA list above)
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European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
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EUVD-2020-31240 - Assigner
- VulnCheck
- Published
- May 16, 2026, 3:25:54 PM
- Updated
- May 24, 2026, 1:36:59 AM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 4.0)
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5.1 / 10
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.0300
- Vendors
- Cmsmadesimple
- Products
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CMS Made Simple (2.2.15)
- Aliases
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GHSA-r549-hx7w-7xr9
ENISA description: CMS Made Simple 2.2.15 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Content Manager access to inject malicious scripts through SVG file uploads. Attackers can upload SVG files containing embedded JavaScript to the file manager, which executes when other authenticated users access the uploaded file, enabling cookie theft and session hijacking.
Vendor references (0)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
None in the CVE record.
Web references (7)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37238 tenable:nvd.nist.gov
- https://www.cmsmadesimple.org/ tenable:www.cmsmadesimple.org
- https://www.cmsmadesimple.org/downloads tenable:www.cmsmadesimple.org
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-37238 tenable:www.cve.org
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49199 tenable:www.exploit-db.com
- https://www.first.org/epss/ tenable:www.first.org
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cms-made-simple-stored-xss-via-svg-file-upload tenable:www.vulncheck.com
NVD-tagged references (4)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
- https://www.cmsmadesimple.org/ disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.cmsmadesimple.org/downloads disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49199 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cms-made-simple-stored-xss-via-svg-file-upload disclosure@vulncheck.com
Remediations (10)
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web:attack.mitre.org
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2026-05-26 03:07 UTC -
web:blog.qualys.com
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2026-05-26 03:07 UTC -
web:krebsonsecurity.com
Microsoft Corp. today issued security updates to fix more than 80 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and software. There are no known "zero-day" or actively exploited ...
2026-05-26 03:07 UTC -
web:msrc.microsoft.com
The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) investigates all reports of security vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft products and services, and provides the information here as part of the ongoing effort to help you manage security risks and help keep your systems protected.
2026-05-26 03:07 UTC -
web:nvd.nist.gov
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web:petri.com
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web:securitricks.com
CVE CVE-2020-37238 - Score : 5.1 - Source : disclosure@vulncheck.com - Description : CMS Made Simple 2.2.15 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Content Manager access to inject malicious scripts through SVG file uploads. Attackers can upload SVG files containing embedded JavaScript to the file manager, which executes when other ...
2026-05-26 03:07 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
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web:www.virustotal.com
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web:zecurit.com
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