CVE-2020-12054 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Reflected XSS in Catch Breadcrumb plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts via the search parameter, affecting the plugin and associated themes.

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-2020-12054?

CVE-2020-12054 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Apr 2020. 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 Catch Breadcrumb plugin before 1.5.4 for WordPress allows Reflected XSS via the s parameter (a search query). Also affected are 16 themes (if the plugin is enabled) by the same author: Alchemist and Alchemist PRO, Izabel and Izabel PRO, Chique and Chique PRO, Clean Enterprise and Clean Enterprise PRO, Bold Photography PRO, Intuitive PRO, Devotepress PRO, Clean Blocks PRO, Foodoholic PRO, Catch Mag PRO, Catch Wedding PRO, and Higher Education PRO.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12054?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Catchplugins Catch Breadcrumb.

How do I fix CVE-2020-12054?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12054 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-2020-12054 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-12054 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jx7x-5r8p-6rpc.

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