CVE-2020-25474
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSimplePHPscripts News Script PHP Pro 2.3 is affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the editor_name parameter.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in SimplePHPscripts News Script PHP Pro 2.3 within the editor_name parameter. Attackers can inject malicious JavaScript code through this parameter, which gets executed in the victim's browser when the crafted payload is rendered.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed version of SimplePHPscripts News Script PHP ProLocate the script's source files and check for version indicators such as version files, headers in PHP files, or the admin dashboard. Common locations include a version.php file, README, or the main index.php containing version strings.Affected if The installed version is exactly 2.3 (Newsscriptphp News Script Php Pro = 2.3)
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Locate the endpoint handling the editor_name parameterSearch the application source code for occurrences of 'editor_name' in PHP files. This parameter is processed in a form or request handler that accepts user input and displays it back.Affected if The application code contains a handler that processes the editor_name parameter without sanitization
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Identify how the editor_name value is reflected in the responseExamine the PHP file(s) containing the editor_name processing logic. Check if the parameter value is directly inserted into HTML output without using htmlspecialchars() or equivalent encoding functions.Affected if The editor_name value is directly output to the HTML response without encoding or validation
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Verify the vulnerable code path is accessibleDetermine if the affected page or endpoint is accessible to unauthenticated or low-privilege users. Check if any authentication or authorization gates exist before the vulnerable code path.Affected if The vulnerable parameter handling is accessible without requiring elevated privileges that would prevent exploitation
A defender is affected if they are running SimplePHPscripts News Script PHP Pro version 2.3 and the application reflects the editor_name parameter in HTTP responses without proper HTML encoding.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement strict input validation on the editor_name parameter combined with proper output encoding/escaping when displaying user-supplied data to prevent script execution.
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