Description
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).
Published: 2020-01-30
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-29364 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).
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Gistpress Project Gistpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T10:03:45.708Z

Reserved: 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-8498

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-01-30T23:15:10.157

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:26:28.623

Link: CVE-2020-8498

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