PT-2020-15679 · Fahad Mahmood · Fahad Mahmood Rss Feed Widget Plugin

Published 2020-08-26 · Updated 2024-02-14 · CVE-2020-24314

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Fahad Mahmood RSS Feed Widget Plugin versions 2.7.9 and lower

Description The issue is related to a reflected XSS vulnerability. It occurs because the value of the t GET parameter is not sanitized before being echoed back inside an input tag. This allows attackers to exploit the vulnerability using a specially crafted URL.

Recommendations For Fahad Mahmood RSS Feed Widget Plugin versions 2.7.9 and lower, consider sanitizing the t GET parameter to prevent XSS attacks. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the affected plugin until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-24314

Affected Products

Fahad Mahmood Rss Feed Widget Plugin

References · 4

• 🔥 https://zeroaptitude.com/zerodetail/wordpress-plugin-bug-hunting-part-1 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24314 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-24314 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/rss-feed-widget/advanced · Note