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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-11512
CVE-2020-11512:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The vulnerability CVE-2020-11512 was discovered in IMPress for IDX Broker WordPress plugin version 2.6.1 and earlier. This security issue was disclosed on March 26, 2020, and received a CVSS score of 5.4, indicating a moderate severity level (Wordfence Blog).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue. The CVSS vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L, which indicates that the vulnerability requires network access and low privileges to exploit, with no user interaction needed (Wordfence Blog).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts that would execute in other users' browsers when viewing affected pages. This could potentially lead to compromised user sessions, data theft, or unauthorized actions being performed on behalf of other users (Wordfence Blog).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was patched in version 2.6.2 of the IMPress for IDX Broker plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to protect against this security issue (Wordfence Blog).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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