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CVE-2019-1020005

Cross-site Scripting in invenio-communities

5.4 MediumFix available

invenio-communities before 1.0.0a20 allows XSS.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.68%Up 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.4

invenio-communities before 1.0.0a20 allows XSS.

Record
CVE-2019-1020005
CVSS 3.0
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0
3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

invenio-communities before 1.0.0a20 allows XSS.

Record
CVE-2019-1020005
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0062 No score

invenio-communities before 1.0.0a20 allows XSS.

Record
EUVD-2019-0062
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mfv8-q39f-mgfg 5.1

Cross-site Scripting in invenio-communities

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jinja templates

Impact

A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in two Jinja templates in the Invenio-Communities module. The vulnerability allows a user to create a new community and include script element tags inside the description and page fields.

Patches

The problem has been patched in v1.0.0a20.

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Record
GHSA-mfv8-q39f-mgfg
CVSS 4.0
5.1 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
CVSS 3.0
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.4

invenio-communities before 1.0.0a20 allows XSS.

Record
CVE-2019-1020005
CVSS 3.0
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-mfv8-q39f-mgfg 5.1

Cross-site Scripting in invenio-communities

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jinja templates

Impact

A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in two Jinja templates in the Invenio-Communities module. The vulnerability allows a user to create a new community and include script element tags inside the description and page fields.

Patches

The problem has been patched in v1.0.0a20.

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Record
GHSA-mfv8-q39f-mgfg
CVSS 4.0
5.1 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
CVSS 3.0
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2019-25 No score

invenio-communities before 1.0.0a20 allows XSS.

Record
PYSEC-2019-25
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
invenio-communities
PyPI
 through 1.0.0a19
1.0.0a20
invenio-communities
PyPI
 before 1.0.0a20, plus listed versions
1.0.0a11.0.0a101.0.0a111.0.0a121.0.0a13
Show 14 moreShow less
1.0.0a141.0.0a151.0.0a161.0.0a171.0.0a181.0.0a191.0.0a21.0.0a31.0.0a41.0.0a51.0.0a61.0.0a71.0.0a81.0.0a9
1.0.0a20
invenio-communities
PyPI
 before 1.0.0a20, plus listed versions
1.0.0a11.0.0a21.0.0a31.0.0a41.0.0a5
Show 14 moreShow less
1.0.0a61.0.0a71.0.0a81.0.0a91.0.0a101.0.0a111.0.0a121.0.0a131.0.0a141.0.0a151.0.0a161.0.0a171.0.0a181.0.0a19
1.0.0a20

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-1020005 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Invenio Invenio-communities, published July 16, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.68%, the 52nd percentile. Fixed in invenio-communities 1.0.0a20.

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