XSS in Admin Menu Project
CVE-2020-24316
WP Plugin Rednumber Admin Menu v1.1 and lower does not sanitize the value of the "role" GET parameter before echoing it back out to the user. This results in a reflected XSS vulnerability that attackers can exploit with a specially crafted URL.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.009 (55.0th 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
- Admin_menu_project Admin_menu
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (URL Repurposed, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-24316?
- CVE-2020-24316 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Admin Menu Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-08-26.
- How severe is CVE-2020-24316?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-24316 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.