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CVE-2020-36510:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2020-36510 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the 15Zine WordPress theme versions below 3.3.0. The vulnerability was discovered by Fariq Fadillah Gusti Insani and was publicly disclosed on September 21, 2020 (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability occurs because the theme fails to properly sanitize and escape the 'cbi' parameter before outputting it back in the response via the cbsa AJAX action. This vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium) and is classified under CWE-79. A proof of concept exploit involves accessing the URL: https://example.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=cbsa&cbi=alert(/XSS/); (WPScan).
Impact
The vulnerability allows attackers to execute malicious JavaScript code in the context of other users' browsers who visit the specially crafted URL, potentially leading to theft of sensitive information or manipulation of web content (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 3.3.0 of the 15Zine theme. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the risk (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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