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CVE-2020-8498

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
January 30, 2020
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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).

Affected products and versions

  • n/a n/a — Versions not specified
  • gistpress_project gistpress — Before 3.0.2

References

  • github.com https://github.com/bradyvercher/gistpress/commit/e3f260edb6673227b0471c74b7ab13c094411ef7 Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/bradyvercher/gistpress/releases/tag/v3.0.2 Release Notes
  • wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10053 Patch, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record