# CVE-2020-15517: ke_search for Typo3 XSS Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-15517-ke-search-for-typo3-xss-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-15517 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-05-24

ke_search for Typo3 XSS Vulnerability

Technologies: [tpwd/ke_search (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/tpwd-ke-search). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-15517 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-15517 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-15517?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 24 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** tpwd/ke_search (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.1.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-15517?** Yes. tpwd/ke_search (Packagist): upgrade to 3.1.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-15517?** Check whether you run tpwd/ke_search (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

- tpwd/ke_search (Packagist): upgrade to 3.1.4 or later

  ```sh
  composer require tpwd/ke_search:^3.1.4
  ```


## Affected products

- tpwd/ke_search (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.1.4

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-15517
- GHSA-gg48-mpp8-cgqc

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- [TYPO3 Faceted Search XXE in OOXML parsing](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-46722-typo3-faceted-search-xxe-in-ooxml-parsing)
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