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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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.

MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 1.21%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.21%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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).

CVSS 3.1
5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
1.21% probability · 67th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-79
Affected
gistpress project/gistpress
Source
cve@mitre.org

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