medium5.4
CVE-2020-8498
XSS exists in the shortcode functionality of the GistPress plugin before 3.0.2 for WordPress via the includes/class-gistpress.php id parameter.
Impact
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).
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gistpress Project | Gistpress | before 3.0.2 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://github.com/bradyvercher/gistpress/commit/e3f260edb6673227b0471c74b7ab13c094411ef7
- https://github.com/bradyvercher/gistpress/releases/tag/v3.0.2
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10053
- https://github.com/bradyvercher/gistpress/commit/e3f260edb6673227b0471c74b7ab13c094411ef7
- https://github.com/bradyvercher/gistpress/releases/tag/v3.0.2
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10053