CVE-2020-23234
Cross Site Scripting in LavaLite CMS
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabiity exists in LavaLite CMS 5.8.0 via the Menu Blocks feature, which can be bypassed by using HTML event handlers, such as "ontoggle,".
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabiity exists in LavaLite CMS 5.8.0 via the Menu Blocks feature, which can be bypassed by using HTML event handlers, such as "ontoggle,".
- Record
CVE-2020-23234- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabiity exists in LavaLite CMS 5.8.0 via the Menu Blocks feature, which can be bypassed by using HTML event handlers, such as "ontoggle,".
- Record
CVE-2020-23234- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-1879 No score
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabiity exists in LavaLite CMS 5.8.0 via the Menu Blocks feature, which can be bypassed by using HTML event handlers, such as "ontoggle,".
- Record
EUVD-2021-1879- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v2f3-f8x4-m3w8
Cross Site Scripting in LavaLite CMS
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabiity exists in LavaLite CMS 5.8.0 via the Menu Blocks feature, which can be bypassed by using HTML event handlers, such as "ontoggle,".
- Record
GHSA-v2f3-f8x4-m3w8- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabiity exists in LavaLite CMS 5.8.0 via the Menu Blocks feature, which can be bypassed by using HTML event handlers, such as "ontoggle,".
- Record
CVE-2020-23234- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-v2f3-f8x4-m3w8
Cross Site Scripting in LavaLite CMS
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabiity exists in LavaLite CMS 5.8.0 via the Menu Blocks feature, which can be bypassed by using HTML event handlers, such as "ontoggle,".
- Record
GHSA-v2f3-f8x4-m3w8- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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-2020-23234 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Lavalite, published July 26, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.62%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.