CVE-2020-24314

MEDIUM EPSS 54.1%
Published Aug 26, 20205y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
6.1 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Aug 26, 2020 5y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

Fahad Mahmood RSS Feed Widget Plugin v2.7.9 and lower does not sanitize the value of the "t" GET parameter before echoing it back out inside an input tag. This results in a reflected XSS vulnerability that attackers can exploit with a specially crafted URL.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.1
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
2.7
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
54.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting Injection

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
rss_feed_widget_projectrss_feed_widget* ≤2.7.9

References 2

  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/rss-feed-widget/advanced/
    ProductThird Party Advisory
  • zeroaptitude.com https://zeroaptitude.com/zerodetail/wordpress-plugin-bug-hunting-part-1/
    ExploitThird Party AdvisoryURL Repurposed

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.