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CVE-2020-17542

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.4 EPSS 0.84% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-04-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2020-17542
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.4
EPSS
0.84%

Original NVD Description

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in dotCMS v5.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting a malicious payload into the "Task Detail" comment window of the "/dotAdmin/#/c/workflow" component.