Vulnerability · Published May 26, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-13487
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the bbpress/bbpress package (Packagist). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 76% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 24.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | bbpress/bbpress | no fix listed | GHSA-p9xp-xghp-gqvp |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://codex.bbpress.org/releases/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbpress/#developers x_refsource_MISC
- https://bbpress.org/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rXP8CGTe08 x_refsource_MISC