XSS in Pagelayer
CVE-2020-35944
An issue was discovered in the PageLayer plugin before 1.1.2 for WordPress. The pagelayer_settings_page function is vulnerable to CSRF, which can lead to XSS.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/05/high-severity-vulnerabilities-in-pagelayer-plugi… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/10240 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-35944?
- CVE-2020-35944 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pagelayer, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-01-01.
- How severe is CVE-2020-35944?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-35944 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.