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)
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/admin-menu/ (Third Party Advisory, 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.