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GHSA-P9XP-XGHP-GQVP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:18 – Updated: 2024-04-25 21:39

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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        "name": "bbpress/bbpress"
      },
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            {
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  },
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  "modified": "2024-04-25T21:39:32Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:18:42Z",
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "summary": "bbPress stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Forum creation section"
}

CVE-2020-13487 (GCVE-0-2020-13487)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-05-26 13:10 – Updated: 2024-08-04 12:18

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 29/100 over 2266 records in the last 180 days details

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://codex.bbpress.org/releases/	x_refsource_MISC
https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbpress/#developers	x_refsource_MISC
https://bbpress.org/	x_refsource_MISC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rXP8CGTe08	x_refsource_MISC

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