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CVE-2020-15161: Potential XSS in PrestaShop

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-09-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

In PrestaShop from version 1.6.0.4 and before version 1.7.6.8 an attacker is able to inject javascript while using the contact form. The problem is fixed in 1.7.6.8

Affected products

• PrestaShop: from 1.6.0.4 before 1.7.6.8 — fixed in 1.7.6.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: PrestaShop 1.7.6.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/PrestaShop/PrestaShop/commit/562a231fec18a928e4a601860416fe11af274672
• https://github.com/PrestaShop/PrestaShop/releases/tag/1.7.6.8
• https://github.com/PrestaShop/PrestaShop/security/advisories/GHSA-5cp2-r794-w37w
• https://github.com/PrestaShop/PrestaShop/commit/562a231fec18a928e4a601860416fe11af274672
• https://github.com/PrestaShop/PrestaShop/releases/tag/1.7.6.8
• https://github.com/PrestaShop/PrestaShop/security/advisories/GHSA-5cp2-r794-w37w

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