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Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-20798 · published 18 May 2020

CVE-2019-20798: Cherokee-project cherokee cross-site scripting vulnerability

Cherokee Project · Cherokee

An XSS issue was discovered in handler_server_info.c in Cherokee through 1.2.104. The requested URL is improperly displayed on the About page in the default configuration of the web server and its administrator panel. The XSS in the administrator panel can be used to reconfigure the server and execute arbitrary commands.

8.4 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.7% · top 24.4% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
8.4CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.0
1.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An XSS issue was discovered in handler_server_info.c in Cherokee through 1.2.104. The requested URL is improperly displayed on the About page in the default configuration of the web server and its administrator panel. The XSS in the administrator panel can be used to reconfigure the server and execute arbitrary commands.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/cherokee/webserver/issues/1227 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://logicaltrust.net/blog/2019/11/cherokee.html ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-09 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/cherokee/webserver/issues/1227 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://logicaltrust.net/blog/2019/11/cherokee.html ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-09 Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-20798), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.