CVE-2020-8426
Elementor WordPress Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Description
The Elementor plugin before 2.8.5 for WordPress suffers from a reflected XSS vulnerability on the elementor-system-info page. These can be exploited by targeting an authenticated user.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 28, 2020, 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 26, 2023, 7:42 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.3
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-2020-8426.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://blog.impenetrable.tech/xss-in-wordpress-elementor-plugin | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/#developers | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10051 | Third Party Advisory |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-8426 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
May. 26, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:elementor:elementor_page_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.8.5 OR *cpe:2.3:a:elementor:website_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.8.5 -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 25, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:elementor:elementor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions from (excluding) 2.8.5 OR *cpe:2.3:a:elementor:elementor_page_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions from (excluding) 2.8.5 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 31, 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://blog.impenetrable.tech/xss-in-wordpress-elementor-plugin No Types Assigned https://blog.impenetrable.tech/xss-in-wordpress-elementor-plugin Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/#developers No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/#developers Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10051 No Types Assigned https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10051 Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:elementor:elementor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.8.5 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 29, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10051 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-8426 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-8426
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} -0.00%
score
0.23113
percentile