CVE-2020-29230: EGavilanMedia User Registration and Login System With Admin Panel 1.0 is affected by cross-site scripting (...
EGavilanMedia User Registration and Login System With Admin Panel 1.0 is affected by cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Admin Panel - Manage User tab using the Full Name of the user. This vulnerability can result in the attacker injecting the XSS payload in the User Registration section and each time admin visits the manage user section from the admin panel, the XSS triggers and the attacker can steal the cookie according to the crafted payload.
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Plain-English summary
This issue affects an admin-facing user-management screen. A registered user can place script content in their full-name field, and that content may run when an administrator opens Manage User. The main business risk is compromise of an administrator session in deployments using this specific EGavilanMedia application.
Executive priority
Prioritize if the application is internet-facing or used for real administration. The issue targets admin trust and session integrity, but available sources do not show mass exploitation or a published severity score.
Technical view
CVE-2020-29230 is a stored cross-site scripting issue in EGavilanMedia User Registration and Login System With Admin Panel 1.0. The reported sink is the Admin Panel Manage User tab, with attacker-controlled input entering through the registration Full Name field. No CVSS score, CWE, official patch, or broad affected-version range is provided in the bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to organizations running EGavilanMedia User Registration and Login System With Admin Panel 1.0, especially where self-registration is enabled and administrators review user records.
Exploitation context
The source describes stored XSS that triggers during admin review. It mentions possible cookie theft depending on payload. CISA KEV status is false in the bundle, and no cited source states active exploitation.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse and centered on one public reference plus the CVE record. Treat product/version scope, exploit prevalence, and remediation status as incomplete unless confirmed directly from the application code or maintainer materials.
Mitigation direction
Identify whether this exact EGavilanMedia application and version is deployed.
Check the maintainer or vendor source for any fixed release or guidance.
Restrict admin-panel access to trusted users and networks where feasible.
Disable or gate public self-registration until the issue is remediated.
Ensure Full Name values are safely encoded before admin-page rendering.
Validation and detection
Inventory public and internal sites for the named application.
Confirm whether user registration is enabled on any matching deployment.
Review the Manage User page handling of the Full Name field.
Check whether admin session cookies use HttpOnly and secure attributes.
Verify remediation in a non-production environment before release.
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Dec 30, 2020, 18:18 UTC (UTC+00:00)
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