CVE-2020-21228

MEDIUMNVD 6.16.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 6.1 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.8%, top 48% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
6.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 6.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

JIZHICMS 1.5.1 contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the component /user/release.html, which allows attackers to arbitrarily add an administrator cookie.

CVSS v3
6.1
EG Score
6.1(medium)
EG Risk
32(Track)
EG Risk 32/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity61% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
55%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 1, 2021

Last Modified

July 9, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 9, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

XSS Stealing cookies · Issue #16 · Cherry-toto/jizhicms · GitHub

https://github.com/Cherry-toto/jizhicms/issues/16
generic

GitHub - Cherry-toto/jizhicms: 极致CMS（以下简称:JIZHICMS）是一款开源免费，无商业授权的建站系统。 · GitHub

https://github.com/Cherry-toto/jizhicms

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-21228(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 25× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-09-07 15:57 UTCEPSS rescore
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  44. 2026-07-09 00:54 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 6.1 · severity → MEDIUM
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  54. 2026-07-05 00:28 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 6.1 · severity → MEDIUM
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-21228?
CVE-2020-21228 is a medium vulnerability published on October 1, 2021. JIZHICMS 1.5.1 contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the component /user/release.html, which allows attackers to arbitrarily add an administrator cookie.
When was CVE-2020-21228 disclosed?
CVE-2020-21228 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 1, 2021, with the most recent update on July 9, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-21228 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-21228 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 45.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-21228?
CVE-2020-21228 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-21228?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-21228, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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