CVE-2020-24314 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Reflected XSS in Fahad Mahmood RSS Feed Widget allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts via crafted URLs.
- 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-2020-24314?
CVE-2020-24314 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Aug 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
Fahad Mahmood RSS Feed Widget Plugin v2.7.9 and lower does not sanitize the value of the "t" GET parameter before echoing it back out inside an input tag. This results in a reflected XSS vulnerability that attackers can exploit with a specially crafted URL.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24314?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rss Feed Widget Project Rss Feed Widget.
How do I fix CVE-2020-24314?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24314 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-2020-24314 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24314 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h6fh-q389-hh77.