CVE-2020-24314 json
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 insid…
published 2020-08-26 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-17048
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
0.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- zeroaptitude.com https://zeroaptitude.com/zerodetail/wordpress-plugin-bug-hunting-part-1/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
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
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
zeroaptitude.com
/zerodetail/wordpress-plugin-bug-hunting-part-1/
exploit, third-party-advisory, url-repurposed
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wordpress.org
/plugins/rss-feed-widget/advanced/
product, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-24314
- NVD CVE-2020-24314
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