XSS in Pickplugins Accordion
CVE-2020-13644
An issue was discovered in the Accordion plugin before 2.2.9 for WordPress. The unprotected AJAX wp_ajax_accordions_ajax_import_json action allowed any authenticated user with Subscriber or higher permissions the ability to import a new accordion and inject malicious JavaScript as part of the accordion.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (53.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/04/vulnerability-patched-in-accordion-plugin/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- wordpress.org/plugins/accordions/ (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-13644?
- CVE-2020-13644 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pickplugins Accordion, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-05-28.
- How severe is CVE-2020-13644?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-13644 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.