Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-24314
Fahad Mahmood RSS Feed Widget Plugin v2.7.9 and lower does not sanitize the value of the "t" GET parameter before echoing it back out inside an input tag. This results in a reflected XSS vulnerability that attackers can exploit with a specially crafted URL.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2020-24314
- cpe:2.3:a:rss_feed_widget_project:rss_feed_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-24314
0.08%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 31 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-24314
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST | |
6.1
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.8
|
2.7
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-24314
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-24314
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https://zeroaptitude.com/zerodetail/wordpress-plugin-bug-hunting-part-1/
WordPress Plugin Bug Hunting - Part 1 - Zero AptitudeExploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://wordpress.org/plugins/rss-feed-widget/advanced/
RSS Feed Widget – WordPress plugin | WordPress.orgProduct;Third Party Advisory
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