PT-2021-11382 · WordPress · Debug-Meta-Data Plugin

Chuck Gabriele · Published 2021-12-07 · Updated 2021-12-08 · CVE-2020-27356

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: debug-meta-data plugin version 1.1.2 for WordPress

Description: The issue allows for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. XSS is a type of attack where an attacker can inject malicious scripts into a website, potentially allowing them to steal user data or take control of the user's session.

Recommendations: For debug-meta-data plugin version 1.1.2, consider disabling the plugin until a patch is available to prevent potential XSS attacks.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-27356

Affected Products

Debug-Meta-Data Plugin

References · 6

• 🔥 https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/MNDT-2021-0009/MNDT-2021-0009.md · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-27356 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27356 · Security Note
• https://github.com/ahmadawais/debug-meta-data/blob/master/changelog.md · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/33525 · Telegram Post
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/debug-meta-data/#developers · Note