XSS in Rss Feed Widget Project
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 specially crafted URL.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- zeroaptitude.com/zerodetail/wordpress-plugin-bug-hunting-part-1/ (URL Repurposed, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- wordpress.org/plugins/rss-feed-widget/advanced/ (Product, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-24314?
- CVE-2020-24314 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rss Feed Widget Project, 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.