Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published Jan 30, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-8498
CVE-2020-8498
Description
XSS exists in the shortcode functionality of the GistPress plugin before 3.0.2 for WordPress via the includes/class-gistpress.php id parameter. This allows an attacker with the WordPress Contributor role to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with the privileges of other users (e.g., ones who have the publish_posts capability).
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Affected products
2- WordPress/GistPressdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- github.com/bradyvercher/gistpress/commit/e3f260edb6673227b0471c74b7ab13c094411ef7nvdPatch
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10053nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/bradyvercher/gistpress/releases/tag/v3.0.2nvdRelease Notes
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