CVE-2020-28141
The messaging subsystem in the Online Discussion Forum 1.0 is vulnerable to XSS in the message...
The messaging subsystem in the Online Discussion Forum 1.0 is vulnerable to XSS in the message body. An authenticated user can send messages to arbitrary users on the system that include javascript that will execute when viewing the messages page.
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 messaging subsystem in the Online Discussion Forum 1.0 is vulnerable to XSS in the message body. An authenticated user can send messages to arbitrary users on the system that include javascript that will execute when viewing the messages page.
- Record
CVE-2020-28141- 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 messaging subsystem in the Online Discussion Forum 1.0 is vulnerable to XSS in the message body. An authenticated user can send messages to arbitrary users on the system that include javascript that will execute when viewing the messages page.
- Record
CVE-2020-28141- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-20627 No score
The messaging subsystem in the Online Discussion Forum 1.0 is vulnerable to XSS in the message body. An authenticated user can send messages to arbitrary users on the system that include javascript that will execute when viewing the messages page.
- Record
EUVD-2020-20627- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r9fr-9cp6-7c2h No score
The messaging subsystem in the Online Discussion Forum 1.0 is vulnerable to XSS in the message...
The messaging subsystem in the Online Discussion Forum 1.0 is vulnerable to XSS in the message body. An authenticated user can send messages to arbitrary users on the system that include javascript that will execute when viewing the messages page.
- Record
GHSA-r9fr-9cp6-7c2h- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-28141 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Online Discussion Forum Project Discussion Forum, published April 19, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.60%, the 49th percentile. No source names a fixed version.