# CVE-2017-20008: myCRED < 1.7.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

> An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the admin dashboard via the user parameter, potentially compromising administrator accounts.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Nov 2021
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wh5j-hw7g-r9fm

## What is CVE-2017-20008?

CVE-2017-20008 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown myCred – Points, Rewards, Gamification, Ranks, Badges & Loyalty Plugin, published on 29 Nov 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The myCred WordPress plugin before 1.7.8 does not sanitise and escape the user parameter before outputting it back in the Points Log admin dashboard, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-20008?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mycred Mycred.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-20008?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-20008 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-20008 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-20008 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown myCred – Points, Rewards, Gamification, Ranks, Badges & Loyalty Plugin

- [CVE-2024-10187](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10187/): myCred <= 2.7.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via mycred_link Shortcode (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2021-25015](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25015/): myCred < 2.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-8658](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8658/): Missing authorization in Points Management System For Gamification, Ranks, Badges, and Loyalty Rewards Program – myCred (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-20008 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-20008 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown myCred – Points, Rewards, Gamification, Ranks, Badges & Loyalty Plugin, published on 29 Nov 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-20008 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown myCred – Points, Rewards, Gamification, Ranks, Badges & Loyalty Plugin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-20008/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-20008/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-20008
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-20008
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-20008

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-20008/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.