{"id":64062,"date":"2025-08-15T01:20:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T01:20:50","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-03T18:10:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T00:10:39","slug":"cve-2020-9322-statamic-core-xss-vulnerability-leading-to-unauthorized-admin-account-creation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2020-9322-statamic-core-xss-vulnerability-leading-to-unauthorized-admin-account-creation\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2020-9322: Statamic Core XSS Vulnerability Leading to Unauthorized Admin Account Creation<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the realm of cybersecurity threats, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities remain a persistent issue. One such vulnerability, CVE-2020-9322, affects the Statamic Core before version 2.11.8. This vulnerability is of particular concern due to its high severity score and its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49691-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-media-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72151\">potential to compromise systems or lead<\/a> to data leakage. The vulnerability specifically targets the &#8216;\/users&#8217; endpoint, and its exploitation can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49683-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-virtual-hard-disk-vhdx-leading-to-unauthorized-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78418\">lead to the creation of unauthorized<\/a> administrator accounts, a situation that could pose significant risks to the affected systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2020-9322<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.8 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53495-unauthorized-access-data-leakage-in-wikimedia-foundation-mediawiki-abusefilter-extension\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72492\">data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4152516102\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Statamic Core | Before 2.11.8<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43588-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-substance3d-sampler-versions-5-0-and-earlier\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73502\">vulnerability stems from the &#8216;\/users&#8217; endpoint in versions<\/a> of Statamic Core before 2.11.8. An attacker can exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50754-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-leading-to-remote-code-execution-in-unisite-cms-5-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74604\">vulnerability by sending a Cross-Site<\/a> Request Forgery (CSRF) attack with a JavaScript payload in a username during account registration. The payload is then stored (Stored XSS) or reflected (Reflected XSS) in the &#8216;\/users&#8217; PATH_INFO, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30327-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-incopy-leading-to-potential-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73652\">leading to potential<\/a> unauthorized administrative account creation or other system compromises.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2162859983\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The following is a conceptual example of what the malicious HTTP request might look like:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/users HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;username&quot;: &quot;&lt;script&gt;malicious_code_here&lt;\/script&gt;&quot;, &quot;password&quot;: &quot;abc123&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker embeds a malicious script into the username field. When the system processes the request, it inadvertently executes the malicious script, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27055-memory-corruption-leads-to-potential-system-compromise-during-image-encoding\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74203\">potentially leading<\/a> to the creation of an unauthorized administrative account or other security breaches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44955-critical-vulnerability-in-ruckus-network-director-allows-jail-users-to-gain-root-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76059\">users affected by this vulnerability<\/a>, the recommended solution is to apply the vendor patch by upgrading to Statamic Core 2.11.8 or later. As a temporary mitigation, users can also employ a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS). These tools can help to detect and prevent the execution of malicious scripts, mitigating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54689-high-risk-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-urna\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76640\">risk posed by this vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the realm of cybersecurity threats, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities remain a persistent issue. One such vulnerability, CVE-2020-9322, affects the Statamic Core before version 2.11.8. This vulnerability is of particular concern due to its high severity score and its potential to compromise systems or lead to data leakage. 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