CVE-2020-35946 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

A Contributor can inject malicious scripts via SEO fields, leading to stored XSS attacks against other users.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-35946?

CVE-2020-35946 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Jan 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An issue was discovered in the All in One SEO Pack plugin before 3.6.2 for WordPress. The SEO Description and Title fields are vulnerable to unsanitized input from a Contributor, leading to stored XSS.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-35946?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Semperplugins All in One Seo Pack.

How do I fix CVE-2020-35946?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-35946 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-2020-35946 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-35946 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3456-r253-4f5r.

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