GistPress < 3.0.2 - Cross-Site Scripting

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2020-8498
CVSS Medium (6.4)
Publicly Published January 31, 2020
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Paul Ritchie
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).

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug gistpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.0.2
Patched Version
  • 3.0.2
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