What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-29240?

CVE-2020-29240 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.7%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2020-29240?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2020-29240. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.7%.

Leptoncms CVE-2020-29240

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2020-12-02 cve@mitre.org

XSS Leptoncms

4.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.8 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 02, 2020 - 17:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionNVD

Lepton-CMS 4.7.0 is affected by cross-site scripting (XSS). An attacker can inject the XSS payload in the URL field of the admin page and each time an admin visits the Menu-Pages-Pages Overview section, the XSS will be triggered.

AnalysisAI

Lepton-CMS 4.7.0 is affected by cross-site scripting (XSS). Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Lepton-CMS 4.7.0 is affected by cross-site scripting (XSS). An attacker can inject the XSS payload in the URL field of the admin page and each time an admin visits the Menu-Pages-Pages Overview section, the XSS will be triggered. Affected products include: Lepton-Cms Leptoncms.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.