How severe is CVE-2020-20695?

CVE-2020-20695 has a CVSS score of 5.4/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2020-20695?

CVE-2020-20695 affects the following packages: gilacms/gila (Packagist). Ecosystems affected: Packagist.

How do I fix CVE-2020-20695?

No patched version of gilacms/gila has shipped for CVE-2020-20695 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-2020-20695 in my Packagist dependencies?

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

How do I mitigate CVE-2020-20695 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-2020-20695 actively exploited in the wild?

Yes. There are 1 known exploit references for CVE-2020-20695, 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-2020-20695?

CVE-2020-20695 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.5%, placing it in the 42th 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-2020-20695?

CVE-2020-20695 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-2020-20695 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2020-20695 was published on September 30, 2021 and was last updated on November 8, 2023. 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-2020-20695 — gila

MEDIUM

CVE-2020-20695 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.4) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in gilacms/gila. 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 GilaCMS

Published

Sep 30, 2021

Updated

Nov 8, 2023

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

See advisory

Exploits

1 known

Exploitation data as of Oct 10, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.5%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs42th percentile — riskier than 42% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

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

How urgent is this, really

CVE-2020-20695 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.

Where this sits among everything scored

Of 385,386 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

🐘gilacms/gila

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

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in GilaCMS v1.11.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted SVG file.

Affected Packages

1 total

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐘Packagist	`gilacms/gila`	all versions	No fix

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations

Application

gila cmsgilacms

1 version

1.11.4

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.

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in GilaCMS v1.11.4 all…

github.comNVDOct 2021

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for gilacms/gila, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
No patched version of gilacms/gila has shipped for CVE-2020-20695 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

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in GilaCMS v1.11.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted SVG file.

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CVSS Score

5.4/10CVSS v3 base

Vector breakdown

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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

Sep 30, 2021

First exploit

Oct 1, 2021

1 day after disclosure — rapid exploitation

Last updated

Nov 8, 2023

Identifiers

CVE-2020-20695

References

Advisorynvd.nist.gov Webgithub.com Packagegithub.com

Related vulnerabilities

Also affects gilacms/gila

This CVE is medium severity; 5 of 7 other CVEs affecting gilacms/gila are rated as high or higher (top: high).

CVE-2020-26625CVE-2020-26624CVE-2020-26623CVE-2020-20523CVE-2020-20726CVE-2020-20696CVE-2020-20693

Same weakness: CWE-79

This CVE is medium severity; 1 of 1 other CVE with CWE-79 is rated as high or higher (top: high).

CVE-2026-91127Browse all CWE-79

Provenance

Sources

OSV.devNVDFIRST.org (EPSS)

Last verifiedNov 8, 2023