Medium
Security advisory
DotNetNuke 9.5 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows normal users to upload malicious XML files with executable scripts through journal tools. Attackers can upload XML files with XHTML namespace scripts to execute arbitrary JavaScript in users' browsers, potentially bypassing CSRF protections and performing more damaging attacks.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2020-37103
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 05:19 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
DotNetNuke 9.5 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows normal users to upload malicious XML files with executable scripts through journal tools. Attackers can upload XML files with XHTML namespace scripts to execute arbitrary JavaScript in users' browsers, potentially bypassing CSRF protections and performing more damaging attacks.
osv:CVE-2020-37103
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:27.086635261Z",
"provider": "osv",
"references": [
"https://medium.com/@SajjadPourali/dnn-dotnetnuke-cms-not-as-secure-as-you-think-e8516f789175",
"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dotnetnuke-persistent-cross-site-scripting",
"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48124"
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"source_id": "core-osv",
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"published_at": "2026-02-03T18:16:10.47+00:00"
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