Php-Fusion PHPFusion up to 9.03.50 print.php cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Php-Fusion PHPFusion up to 9.03.50. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file print.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2020-36996. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Php-Fusion PHPFusion up to 9.03.50. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the file print.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

PHPFusion 9.03.50 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability in the print.php page that fails to properly sanitize user-submitted message content. Attackers can inject malicious JavaScript through forum messages that will execute when the print page is generated, allowing script execution in victim browsers.

The weakness was released by coiffeur as 48497. It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-36996 since 01/27/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Vendor

• Php-Fusion

Name

• PHPFusion

Version

• 9.03.0
• 9.03.1
• 9.03.2
• 9.03.3
• 9.03.4
• 9.03.5
• 9.03.6
• 9.03.7
• 9.03.8
• 9.03.9
• 9.03.10
• 9.03.11
• 9.03.12
• 9.03.13
• 9.03.14
• 9.03.15
• 9.03.16
• 9.03.17
• 9.03.18
• 9.03.19
• 9.03.20
• 9.03.21
• 9.03.22
• 9.03.23
• 9.03.24
• 9.03.25
• 9.03.26
• 9.03.27
• 9.03.28
• 9.03.29
• 9.03.30
• 9.03.31
• 9.03.32
• 9.03.33
• 9.03.34
• 9.03.35
• 9.03.36
• 9.03.37
• 9.03.38
• 9.03.39
• 9.03.40
• 9.03.41
• 9.03.42
• 9.03.43
• 9.03.44
• 9.03.45
• 9.03.46
• 9.03.47
• 9.03.48
• 9.03.49
• 9.03.50

License

• open-source

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