GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Packagist

GHSA-p9xp-xghp-gqvp bbPress stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Forum creation section

MEDIUM Published 2022-05-24 Modified 2024-04-25 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2020-13487
Ecosystem
Packagist
Packages
bbpress/bbpress
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-79
Reviewed
2024-04-25

Affected packages

• Packagist bbpress/bbpress: <= 2.6.4 (no fix yet)

Description

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.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2020-13487 The bbPress plugin through 2.6.4 for WordPress has stored XSS in the Forum creation section, resulting in JavaScript execution at… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation weakness

References