How severe is CVE-2020-18325?

CVE-2020-18325 has a CVSS score of 6.1/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2020-18325?

CVE-2020-18325 affects the following packages: intelliants/subrion (Packagist). Ecosystems affected: Packagist.

How do I fix CVE-2020-18325?

No patched version of intelliants/subrion has shipped for CVE-2020-18325 yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.

How do I detect CVE-2020-18325 in my Packagist dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for intelliants/subrion, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2020-18325 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.

Is CVE-2020-18325 actively exploited in the wild?

Yes. There are 1 known exploit references for CVE-2020-18325, including 1 in-the-wild exploitation observed on GitHub and other sources. Treat this as actively exploitable and prioritize patching immediately. All exploit code should only be run in an isolated sandbox environment for research or authorized testing — never against production systems without explicit written authorization.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-18325?

CVE-2020-18325 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 1.6%, placing it in the 76th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2020-18325?

CVE-2020-18325 is classified as Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation. This is a high-impact weakness class that often enables remote code execution or data exposure.

When was CVE-2020-18325 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2020-18325 was published on March 4, 2022 and was last updated on July 15, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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MEDIUM severity

CVE-2020-18325 — subrion

MEDIUM

CVE-2020-18325 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in intelliants/subrion. 1 public exploit reference exists, so weaponization risk is real. No vendor fix is recorded yet; mitigation options are listed below.

Cross-site Scripting in intelliants/subrion

Also known asGHSA-pcwq-7wrw-r8jv

Published

Mar 4, 2022

Updated

Jul 15, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

See advisory

Exploits

1 known

Exploitation data as of Oct 7, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

1.6%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs76th percentile — riskier than 76% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

CVE-2020-18325 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.

Where this sits among everything scored

Of 385,738 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

🐘intelliants/subrion

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Multilple Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Intelliants Subrion CMS v4.2.1 in the Configuration panel.

Affected Packages

1 total

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐘Packagist	`intelliants/subrion`	all versions	No fix

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations

Application

subrion cmsintelliants

1 version

4.2.1

Exploits & PoCs

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

Multilple Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Intelliants…

github.comNVDMar 2022

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for intelliants/subrion, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
No patched version of intelliants/subrion has shipped for CVE-2020-18325 yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Multilple Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Intelliants Subrion CMS v4.2.1 in the Configuration panel.

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CVSS Score

6.1/10CVSS v3 base

Vector breakdown

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE Classification

CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Weaponization

No known public exploit tooling found.

Timeline

Disclosed

Mar 4, 2022

First exploit

Mar 11, 2022

7 days after disclosure — rapid exploitation

Last updated

Jul 15, 2026

Identifiers

CVE-2020-18325

GHSA-pcwq-7wrw-r8jv

References

Advisorynvd.nist.gov Packagegithub.com Evidencegithub.com

Related vulnerabilities

This CVE is medium severity; 7 of 8 other CVEs affecting intelliants/subrion are rated as high or higher (top: high).

CVE-2026-12202CVE-2025-70958CVE-2025-56556CVE-2024-25399CVE-2023-46947CVE-2023-43875CVE-2023-43884CVE-2023-43828

Provenance

Sources

OSV.devNVDFIRST.org (EPSS)

Last verifiedJul 15, 2026