CVE-2020-8498 (GCVE-0-2020-8498)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-01-30 22:52 – Updated: 2024-08-04 10:03
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Summary
XSS exists in the shortcode functionality of the GistPress plugin before 3.0.2 for WordPress via the includes/class-gistpress.php id parameter. This allows an attacker with the WordPress Contributor role to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with the privileges of other users (e.g., ones who have the publish_posts capability).
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
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