6.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-24316
WordPress Rednumber Admin Menu Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Description

WP Plugin Rednumber Admin Menu v1.1 and lower does not sanitize the value of the "role" GET parameter before echoing it back out to the user. This results in a reflected XSS vulnerability that attackers can exploit with a specially crafted URL.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 26, 2020, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:14 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-24316 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-24316 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Admin_menu_project admin_menu
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-24316.

URL Resource
https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-menu/ Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://zeroaptitude.com/zerodetail/wordpress-plugin-bug-hunting-part-1/ Exploit Third Party Advisory URL Repurposed
https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-menu/ Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://zeroaptitude.com/zerodetail/wordpress-plugin-bug-hunting-part-1/ Exploit Third Party Advisory URL Repurposed

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-24316 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-24316 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-menu/
    Added Reference https://zeroaptitude.com/zerodetail/wordpress-plugin-bug-hunting-part-1/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:admin_menu_project:admin_menu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:admin_menu_project:admin_menu:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 1.1
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 01, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-menu/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-menu/ Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://zeroaptitude.com/zerodetail/wordpress-plugin-bug-hunting-part-1/ No Types Assigned https://zeroaptitude.com/zerodetail/wordpress-plugin-bug-hunting-part-1/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:admin_menu_project:admin_menu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.1
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.21 }} -0.83%

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0.40634

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