Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable?

Yes. Any attacker who can access the comment submission feature remotely can store a malicious script, which is later executed in the browsers of visitors who load the affected page.

What level of access does an attacker need to exploit this?

The attacker typically only needs the ability to submit a comment (often as an anonymous or basic registered user). No elevated privileges are required beyond whatever is needed to post comments.

What is the safest general fix pattern for this issue?

The most robust fix is to ensure all user-controlled fields, including `comment_author`, are processed through context-aware output encoding by default and, where necessary, sanitized on input using a well-tested library that enforces a strict whitelist of allowed content.

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.2)

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79) in Victor CMS Comment Author Field

CVE-2020-37072

Published:

Feb 3, 2026

Status:

Analyzed

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

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Remote Code Execution on the Server Host

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Vulnerability Type

Category:

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

CWE:

CWE-79

Impact:

Arbitrary Code Execution in User Browsers

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.2)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

CWE:

CWE-79

Impact:

Arbitrary Code Execution in User Browsers

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.2)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Stored Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79) in Victor CMS Comment Author Field

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

CRITICAL RISK

CRITICAL

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