CVE-2020-8498

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-8498
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-01-30 23:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-02-03 20:12:00 UTC
DescriptionXSS 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).

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-79

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gistpress Project Gistpress All All All All
Application Gistpress Project Gistpress All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Sanitize the shortcode id attribute. · bradyvercher/gistpress@e3f260e · GitHub MISC github.com Patch
Release 3.0.2 · bradyvercher/gistpress · GitHub MISC github.com Release Notes
GistPress < 3.0.2 - Authenticated Stored XSS MISC wpvulndb.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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