CVE-2020-36397
LavaLite Stored Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
A stored cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the /admin/contact/contact component of LavaLite 5.8.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload entered into the "New" parameter.
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
A stored cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the /admin/contact/contact component of LavaLite 5.8.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload entered into the "New" parameter.
- Record
CVE-2020-36397- 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
A stored cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the /admin/contact/contact component of LavaLite 5.8.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload entered into the "New" parameter.
- Record
CVE-2020-36397- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2161 No score
A stored cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the /admin/contact/contact component of LavaLite 5.8.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload entered into the "New" parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2022-2161- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3cfg-rxh6-h2rh
LavaLite Stored Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
A stored cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the /admin/contact/contact component of LavaLite 5.8.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload entered into the New parameter.
- Record
GHSA-3cfg-rxh6-h2rh- 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
OSV
A stored cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the /admin/contact/contact component of LavaLite 5.8.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload entered into the "New" parameter.
- Record
CVE-2020-36397- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-3cfg-rxh6-h2rh
LavaLite Stored Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
A stored cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the /admin/contact/contact component of LavaLite 5.8.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload entered into the New parameter.
- Record
GHSA-3cfg-rxh6-h2rh- 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 |
|---|---|---|
lavalite/cmsPackagist |
through 5.8.0 | None known |
lavalite/cmsPackagist |
through 5.8.0, plus listed versions 5.5.05.5.15.5.25.5.35.5.4 Show 35 moreShow less5.5.55.5.65.5.75.5.85.5.95.6.15.6.25.7.05.7.15.7.25.7.35.7.4v5.0.0v5.1.0v5.1.1v5.2.0v5.2.1v5.2.2v5.2.3v5.2.4v5.3.0v5.3.1v5.3.2v5.3.3v5.3.4v5.3.5v5.3.6v5.3.7v5.4.0v5.4.1v5.4.2v5.4.3v5.4.4v5.4.5v5.8.0 |
None known |
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-2020-36397 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Lavalite, published July 2, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.