CVE-2020-13869: Comments plugin stored Cross-site Scripting via a guest name

CVE-2020-13869 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-05-24

Comments plugin stored Cross-site Scripting via a guest name

Technologies: verbb/comments (Packagist). Vendors: Packagist.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2020-13869 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-13869 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2020-13869?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 24 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
verbb/comments (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.5.5.
Is there a fix for CVE-2020-13869?
Yes. verbb/comments (Packagist): upgrade to 1.5.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2020-13869?
Check whether you run verbb/comments (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • verbb/comments (Packagist): upgrade to 1.5.5 or later
    composer require verbb/comments:^1.5.5

Affected products

  • verbb/comments (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.5.5

Identifiers

  • CVE-2020-13869
  • GHSA-jhhf-c849-3rh2

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