Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-8498 |
CWE-ID | CWE-79 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
GistPress Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
Vendor | Brady Vercher |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU24800
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1:
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8498
CWE-ID:
CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists within the shortcode functionality due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the "id" parameter in the "includes/class-gistpress.php" file. A remote authenticated attacker can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsGistPress: 1.0.0 - 3.0.1
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://github.com/bradyvercher/gistpress/commit/e3f260edb6673227b0471c74b7ab13c094411ef7
http://github.com/bradyvercher/gistpress/releases/tag/v3.0.2
http://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10053/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?