bbPress <= 2.6.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the forums list table

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2020-13487
CVSS Medium (4.8)
Publicly Published May 28, 2020
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher binit
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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug bbpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.6.4
Patched Version
  • 2.6.5
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