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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-15178

In PrestaShop contactform module (prestashop/contactform) before version 4.3.0, an attacker is able to inject JavaScript while using the contact form. The `message` field was incorrectly unescaped, possibly allowing attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in a victim's browser.

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CVE-2020-15178
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31 Oct 2026, 10:52 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-15178

core-osv · Original source

Published 15 Sept 2020, 18:15 UTC

In PrestaShop contactform module (prestashop/contactform) before version 4.3.0, an attacker is able to inject JavaScript while using the contact form. The `message` field was incorrectly unescaped, possibly allowing attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in a victim's browser.

osv:CVE-2020-15178
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-15178",
  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "In PrestaShop contactform module (prestashop/contactform) before version 4.3.0, an attacker is able to inject JavaScript while using the contact form. The `message` field was incorrectly unescaped, possibly allowing attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in a victim's browser.",
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      "references": [
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 383078,
  "published_at": "2020-09-15T18:15:13.877+00:00"
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