CVE-2020-8825
index.php?p=/dashboard/settings/branding in Vanilla 2.6.3 allows stored XSS.
CVE-2020-8825 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Vanillaforums Vanilla, published February 10, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.89%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
index.php?p=/dashboard/settings/branding in Vanilla 2.6.3 allows stored 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
index.php?p=/dashboard/settings/branding in Vanilla 2.6.3 allows stored XSS.
- Record
CVE-2020-8825- 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
index.php?p=/dashboard/settings/branding in Vanilla 2.6.3 allows stored XSS.
- Record
CVE-2020-8825- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-29670 No score
index.php?p=/dashboard/settings/branding in Vanilla 2.6.3 allows stored XSS.
- Record
EUVD-2020-29670- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cr69-8239-cwfv No score
index.php?p=/dashboard/settings/branding in Vanilla 2.6.3 allows stored XSS.
index.php?p=/dashboard/settings/branding in Vanilla 2.6.3 allows stored XSS.
- Record
GHSA-cr69-8239-cwfv- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
index.php?p=/dashboard/settings/branding in Vanilla 2.6.3 allows stored XSS.
- Record
CVE-2020-8825- 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
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Vanilla Forums 2.6.3 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting | 2020-02-11 |
| PoC in GitHub | hacky1997/CVE-2020-8825 | 2020-02-10 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |