search.php in the Nova Lite theme before 1.3.9 for WordPress allows Reflected XSS.

published 2020-08-12 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-9316

cvss: 6.1; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.9%; EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits: 0; none known, plus a Nuclei check

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

themeinprogress nova_lite 1.3.9

Exploit prediction

2.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

Nuclei template Nova Lite < 1.3.9 - Cross-Site Scripting nuclei detection template

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

themes.trac.wordpress.org /browser/nova-lite/1.3.9/readme.txt?rev=134076
release-notes, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-17362
NVD CVE-2020-17362

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary