CVE-2020-15517
ke_search for Typo3 XSS Vulnerability
The ke_search (aka Faceted Search) extension through 2.8.2, and 3.x through 3.1.3, for TYPO3 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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The ke_search (aka Faceted Search) extension through 2.8.2, and 3.x through 3.1.3, for TYPO3 allows XSS.
- Record
CVE-2020-15517- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The ke_search (aka Faceted Search) extension through 2.8.2, and 3.x through 3.1.3, for TYPO3 allows XSS.
- Record
CVE-2020-15517- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3949 No score
The ke_search (aka Faceted Search) extension through 2.8.2, and 3.x through 3.1.3, for TYPO3 allows XSS.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3949- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gg48-mpp8-cgqc
ke_search for Typo3 XSS Vulnerability
The ke_search (aka Faceted Search) extension through 2.8.2, and 3.x through 3.1.3, for TYPO3 allows XSS.
- Record
GHSA-gg48-mpp8-cgqc- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-gg48-mpp8-cgqc
ke_search for Typo3 XSS Vulnerability
The ke_search (aka Faceted Search) extension through 2.8.2, and 3.x through 3.1.3, for TYPO3 allows XSS.
- Record
GHSA-gg48-mpp8-cgqc- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
tpwd/ke_searchPackagist |
3.0.0 to 3.1.3 | 3.1.4 |
tpwd/ke_searchPackagist |
through 2.8.2 | 2.8.3 |
tpwd/ke_searchPackagist |
3.0.0 up to 3.1.4, plus listed versions v3.0.0v3.0.1v3.0.2v3.0.3v3.0.4 Show 6 moreShow lessv3.0.5v3.0.6v3.1.0v3.1.1v3.1.2v3.1.3 |
3.1.4 |
tpwd/ke_searchPackagist |
before 2.8.3, plus listed versions 1.99.01.99.21.99.41.99.51.99.7 Show 22 moreShow less2.0.02.0.12.0.22.0.32.0.42.1.02.2.02.2.1v2.3.0v2.3.1v2.4.0v2.4.1v2.4.2v2.5.0v2.6.0v2.6.1v2.6.2v2.6.3v2.7.0v2.8.0v2.8.1v2.8.2 |
2.8.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-15517 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Faceted Search Project Search, published July 7, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.56%, the 46th percentile. Fixed in tpwd/ke_search 3.1.4.
References
typo3.org/help/security-advisories
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15517
github.com/tpwd/ke_search/commit/1cde32c3ebfcb6cda5d364f099979be9741f6714