CVE-2019-20798: Cherokee-Project Cherokee

High severity, CVSS 8.4. EPSS: 1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Cherokee-Project Cherokee: up to and including 1.2.104

Published 2020-05-18. Last modified 2026-06-17.