CVE-2020-8498
CVSS V2 Low 3.5
CVSS V3 Medium 5.4
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).
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-8498
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2020-01-30T23:15:10
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-02-03T20:12:03
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gistpress_project:gistpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.0.2 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 3.5
- Severity
- LOW
- Exploitability Score
- 6.8
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- LOW
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5.4
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2.3
- Impact Score
- 2.7
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/bradyvercher/gistpress/releases/tag/v3.0.2 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/bradyvercher/gistpress/commit/e3f260edb6673227b0471c74b7ab13c094411ef7 | Patch |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10053 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8498 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-8498 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:51:12 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 10:29:31 | 2020-01-30T23:15Z | 2020-01-30T23:15:10 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 10:29:31 | 2020-02-03T20:12:03 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 10:29:31 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |