Debug Meta Data <= 1.1.2 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2020-27356
CVSS Medium (5.4)
Publicly Published October 20, 2020
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Chuck Gabriele, Mandiant
Description

The Debug Meta Data plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 1.1.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the a user's user-agent HTTP header value. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug debug-meta-data (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 1.1.2
Patched Version
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