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CVE-2020-8549

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-8549 describes a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Strong Testimonials plugin for WordPress, affecting versions prior to 2.40.1. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session token theft and other unauthorized actions, requiring user interaction. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the vulnerability remains a potential risk for unpatched installations.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.40.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wpchill:strong_testimonials:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.88%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0188 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 26,220 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/156369/WordPress-Strong-Testimonials-2.40.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / MachoThemes/strong-testimonials/blob/master/changelog.txt
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
wpvulndb.com / vulnerabilities/10056
Third Party Advisory
getastra.com / blog/911/plugin-exploit/stored-xss-vulnerability-found-in-strong-testimonials-plugin
ExploitThird Party Advisory
jinsonvarghese.com / stored-xss-vulnerability-in-strong-testimonials-plugin
ExploitThird Party Advisory