What is CVE-2020-24314?

CVE-2020-24314 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rss_feed_widget_project Rss_feed_widget, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-08-26.

How severe is CVE-2020-24314?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-24314 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Rss_feed_widget_project Rss_feed_widget

CVE-2020-24314

Fahad Mahmood RSS Feed Widget Plugin v2.7.9 and lower does not sanitize the value of the "t" GET parameter before echoing it back out inside an input tag. This results in a reflected XSS vulnerability that attackers can exploit with a spec…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.009 (54.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Rss_feed_widget_project Rss_feed_widget
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (URL Repurposed, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Product, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24314?: CVE-2020-24314 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rss_feed_widget_project Rss_feed_widget, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-08-26.
How severe is CVE-2020-24314?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-24314 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.