GHSA-P9XP-XGHP-GQVP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:18 – Updated: 2024-04-25 21:39
VLAI?
Summary
bbPress stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Forum creation section
Details

The bbPress plugin through 2.6.4 for WordPress has stored XSS in the Forum creation section, resulting in JavaScript execution at wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=forum (aka the Forum listing page) for all users. An administrator can exploit this at the wp-admin/post.php?action=edit URI.

Severity ?
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "bbpress/bbpress"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "2.6.4"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2020-13487"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-04-25T21:39:32Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-05-26T14:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The bbPress plugin through 2.6.4 for WordPress has stored XSS in the Forum creation section, resulting in JavaScript execution at wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=forum (aka the Forum listing page) for all users. An administrator can exploit this at the wp-admin/post.php?action=edit URI.",
  "id": "GHSA-p9xp-xghp-gqvp",
  "modified": "2024-04-25T21:39:32Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:18:42Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13487"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bbpress.org"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://codex.bbpress.org/releases"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/bbpress/bbPress"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbpress/#developers"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rXP8CGTe08"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "bbPress stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Forum creation section"
}


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