PT-2020-15681 · Rednumber · Wp Plugin Rednumber Admin Menu

CVE-2020-24316 · Published 2020-08-26 · Updated 2024-02-14

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 WP Plugin Rednumber Admin Menu versions 1.1 and lower

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

Recommendations For WP Plugin Rednumber Admin Menu versions 1.1 and lower, consider updating to a version that addresses this issue, as the current version does not properly sanitize the role parameter. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the role parameter in URLs to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-24316

Affected Products

Wp Plugin Rednumber Admin Menu

References · 4

• 🔥 https://zeroaptitude.com/zerodetail/wordpress-plugin-bug-hunting-part-1 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24316 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-24316 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-menu · Note