SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-13487

The bbPress plugin through 2.6.4 for WordPress has stored XSS in the Forum creation section, resulting in JavaScript execution at wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=forum (aka the Forum listing page) for all users.

MEDIUM 4.8EPSS 1.39%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The bbPress plugin through 2.6.4 for WordPress has stored XSS in the Forum creation section, resulting in JavaScript execution at wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=forum (aka the Forum listing page) for all users. An administrator can exploit this at the wp-admin/post.php?action=edit URI.

CVSS 3.1
4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
1.39% probability · 71th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-79
Affected
bbpress/bbpress
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.