CVE-2018-20966 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Products Per Page feature of the WooCommerce Jetpack plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2018-20966?

CVE-2018-20966 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 2019. 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 woocommerce-jetpack plugin before 3.8.0 for WordPress has XSS in the Products Per Page feature.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20966?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Booster Booster for Woocommerce.

How do I fix CVE-2018-20966?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-20966 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2018-20966 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20966 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2mmc-mjmc-q3q3.

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