XSS in Elementor Website Builder
CVE-2020-15020
An issue was discovered in the Elementor plugin through 2.9.13 for WordPress. An authenticated attacker can achieve stored XSS via the Name Your Template field.
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: 0.007 (50.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/ (Product, Third Party Advisory)
- hidden-one.co.in/2020/07/07/cve-2020-1020-stored-xss-on-elementor-wordpress-plu… (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-15020?
- CVE-2020-15020 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elementor Website Builder, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-08-31.
- How severe is CVE-2020-15020?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-15020 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.