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Description

NewsLister contains an authenticated persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts through the title parameter in the news addition interface. Attackers can inject JavaScript payloads via the title field in the admin panel that execute when news items are viewed by other users.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-05-15 | Published 2026-05-16 | Updated 2026-05-18 | Assigner VulnCheck




MEDIUM: 5.1CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
MEDIUM: 6.4CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Problem types

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Product status

1.0
affected

Credits

Emre Aslan finder

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49160 (ExploitDB-49160) exploit

www.netartmedia.net/newslister.html (Official Product Homepage) product

www.vulncheck.com/...nt-cross-site-scripting-via-admin-panel (VulnCheck Advisory: NewsLister Authenticated Persistent Cross-Site Scripting via Admin Panel) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2020-37236)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2020-37236)

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