CVE-2020-27478 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability found in Simplcommerce v.40734964b0811f3cbaf64b6dac261683d256f961 thru 3103357200c70b4767986544e01b19dbf11505a7 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the search bar feature.

Published: 2024-04-30

Score: 7.1 High

EPSS: 1.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01414.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/simplcommerce/SimplCommerce/issues/943

History

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Simplcommerce Simplcommerce simplcommerce
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:simplcommerce:simplcommerce:40734964b0811f3cbaf64b6dac261683d256f961:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Simplcommerce Simplcommerce simplcommerce
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Simplcommerce Simplcommerce

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-04-30T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T16:18:44.273Z

Reserved: 2020-10-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-27478

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T16:18:44.273Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-04-30T19:15:22.773

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2020-27478

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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