CVE-2020-24314 is a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Fahad Mahmood RSS Feed Widget Plugin versions 2.7.9 and lower. Attackers can exploit this by crafting a malicious URL that does not properly sanitize the "t" GET parameter, leading to arbitrary script execution in the victim's browser. This medium-severity vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and requiring user interaction, potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion, suggesting a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.7.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rss_feed_widget_project:rss_feed_widget:*:*:*:*:*: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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