PT-2020-20202 · WordPress · Strong Testimonials

Jinson Varghese Behanan · CVE-2020-8549 · Published 2020-02-03 · Updated 2024-10-29

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 Strong Testimonials plugin versions prior to 2.40.1

Description The issue allows an attacker to perform malicious actions, such as stealing session tokens, by exploiting a Stored XSS vulnerability in the Strong Testimonials plugin for WordPress.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.40.1, update to version 2.40.1 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-8549

Affected Products

Strong Testimonials

References · 9

• 🔥 https://jinsonvarghese.com/stored-xss-vulnerability-in-strong-testimonials-plugin · Exploit
• 🔥 https://getastra.com/blog/911/plugin-exploit/stored-xss-vulnerability-found-in-strong-testimonials-plugin · Exploit
• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156369/WordPress-Strong-Testimonials-2.40.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8549 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8549 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/MachoThemes/strong-testimonials/blob/master/changelog.txt · Note
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10056 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/99852 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/729 · Telegram Post