VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-8498

CVSS score5.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.21%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-01-30
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS: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).

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-79

Primary references