CVE-2020-15299 is a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the KingComposer plugin for WordPress, versions through 2.9.4. An attacker can trick a victim into submitting a crafted AJAX request containing base64-encoded JavaScript, which then executes in the victim's browser. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:king-theme:kingcomposer:*:*:*:*:*: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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.