# CVE-2020-20523: Gila CMS Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-20523-gila-cms-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-08-11  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-20523 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-08-11

Gila CMS Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability

Technologies: [gilacms/gila (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/gilacms-gila). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-20523 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-20523 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-20523?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 11 August 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** gilacms/gila (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.11.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-20523?** Yes. gilacms/gila (Packagist): upgrade to 1.11.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-20523?** Check whether you run gilacms/gila (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

- gilacms/gila (Packagist): upgrade to 1.11.4 or later

  ```sh
  composer require gilacms/gila:^1.11.4
  ```


## Affected products

- gilacms/gila (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.11.4

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-20523
- GHSA-rvjp-j5j4-c9j5

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