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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-13869-comments-plugin-stored-cross-site-scripting-via-a-guest-name  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/verbb-comments). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

  ```sh
  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

## Related threats

- [Comments plugin stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via an asset volume name](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-13870-comments-plugin-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-via-an-asset)
- [Comments plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-13868-comments-plugin-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf)