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Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-20645 describes HTML injection in PHP Scripts Mall Basic B2B Script 2.0.9 through the First Name or Last Name field. An attacker could cause submitted profile text to render as page markup. The public record does not provide CVSS, a vendor advisory, or a confirmed patch.
Executive priority
Prioritize confirmation if this software is internet-facing or used by customers. Business risk is credible but not fully quantified because public sources lack severity scoring, patch status, and exploitation evidence.
Technical view
The issue is input/output handling around name fields in Basic B2B Script 2.0.9. Source data identifies HTML injection, but does not list CWE, affected CPEs, authentication requirements, storage behavior, or exact rendering context. Treat exposure as application-specific until verified in deployed code.
Likely exposure
Likely exposure is limited to organizations running PHP Scripts Mall Basic B2B Script 2.0.9 with user-controlled First Name or Last Name fields. The CVE source bundle does not identify other affected versions or products.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show active exploitation, and CISA KEV status is false. Public evidence supports an HTML injection weakness only; it does not confirm script execution, account compromise, data theft, or a weaponized exploit.
Researcher notes
The record is sparse: no CVSS vector, CWE, CPE, exploit status, or remediation details are provided. Focus on confirming product/version, rendering context, whether injection is stored, and whether output encoding is consistently applied.
Mitigation direction
- Identify whether Basic B2B Script 2.0.9 is deployed.
- Check vendor or maintainer guidance for fixed versions.
- Encode user-supplied names before rendering them in HTML.
- Validate and normalize profile fields server-side.
- Review stored profile data for unexpected markup.
Validation and detection
- Inventory public and internal B2B Script deployments.
- Confirm exact application version from administrative or package records.
- Review templates rendering First Name and Last Name values.
- Use a safe non-executable marker in staging to verify encoding.
- Check logs for suspicious profile-name changes.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://gkaim.com/cve-2018-20645-vikas-chaudhary/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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