How to fix CVE-2020-37111?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems running news.php that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Verify Content-Security-Policy and output encoding.

Is PHP affected by CVE-2020-37111?

Organizations using news.php that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2020-37111, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 6.1. Attackers could inject scripts to steal sessions or perform actions as authenticated users.

CVE-2020-37111

MEDIUM

2026-02-03 [email protected]

6.1

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 21:54 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Feb 18, 2026 - 16:38 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Feb 03, 2026 - 18:16 nvd

MEDIUM 6.1

Description

60CycleCMS 2.5.2 contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in news.php that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts through GET parameters. Attackers can craft malicious URLs with XSS payloads targeting the 'etsu' and 'ltsu' parameters to execute arbitrary scripts in victim's browsers. This issue does not involve SQL injection.

Analysis

60CycleCMS 2.5.2 contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in news.php that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts through GET parameters. [CVSS 6.1 MEDIUM]

Technical Context

Classified as CWE-79 (Cross-site Scripting (XSS)). Affects the GET component of 60Cyclecms. 60CycleCMS 2.5.2 contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in news.php that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts through GET parameters. Attackers can craft malicious URLs with XSS payloads targeting the 'etsu' and 'ltsu' parameters to execute arbitrary scripts in victim's browsers. This issue does not involve SQL injection.

Affected Products

Vendor: Opensourcecms. Product: 60Cyclecms. Versions: up to 2.5.2. Component: GET.

Remediation

Monitor vendor advisories for a patch. Use parameterized queries. Implement input validation. Restrict network access to the affected service where possible.

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: +0.0

CVSS: +30

POC: +20

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