CVE-2020-8498
Published Jan 30, 2020
Last updated 5 years ago
Overview
- Description
- XSS exists in the shortcode functionality of the GistPress plugin before 3.0.2 for WordPress via the includes/class-gistpress.php id parameter. This allows an attacker with the WordPress Contributor role to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with the privileges of other users (e.g., ones who have the publish_posts capability).
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 5.4
- Impact score
- 2.7
- Exploitability score
- 2.3
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Severity
- MEDIUM
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 3.5
- Impact score
- 2.9
- Exploitability score
- 6.8
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-79
Configurations
[
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:gistpress_project:gistpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "9BA6ED54-D107-4748-AC44-9C2462E2CD83",
"versionEndExcluding": "3.0.2"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]