CVE-2020-13487

low-risk
Published 2020-05-26

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.58% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.8/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Bbpress

References (8)

Vendor Advisory https://bbpress.org/
Vendor Advisory https://codex.bbpress.org/releases/
Third Party Advisory https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbpress/#developers
Exploit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rXP8CGTe08
Vendor Advisory https://bbpress.org/
Vendor Advisory https://codex.bbpress.org/releases/
Third Party Advisory https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbpress/#developers
Exploit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rXP8CGTe08
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low-risk
Severity 19/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal