CVE-2020-13487 describes a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the bbPress plugin up to version 2.6.4 for WordPress, specifically within the forum creation section. This flaw allows for JavaScript execution on the forum listing page (wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=forum) for all users, and an administrator can exploit it via the wp-admin/post.php?action=edit URI. With a CVSS score of 4.8 (Medium), this vulnerability requires high privileges (PR:H) and user interaction (UI:R) for exploitation, potentially leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity (C:L/I:L). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bbpress:bbpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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