CVE-2017-20008 describes a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the myCred WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.7.8. This flaw allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts into the Points Log admin dashboard due to insufficient sanitization and escaping of the 'user' parameter. Rated 6.1 MEDIUM, this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but can be exploited remotely (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), potentially leading to information disclosure and integrity compromise (C:L/I:L). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.7.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mycred:mycred:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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