GistPress < 3.0.2 - Cross-Site Scripting

6.4
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2020-8498
CVSS 6.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published January 31, 2020
Last Updated December 5, 2022
Researcher Paul Ritchie

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).

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Vulnerability Details for gistpress

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug gistpress
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.0.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 3.0.2
Patched Version
  • 3.0.2

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