CVE-2020-36656 (GCVE-0-2020-36656)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-21 08:50 – Updated: 2025-04-23 16:23
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Title
Spectra < 1.15.0 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Side Scripting
Summary
The Spectra WordPress plugin before 1.15.0 does not sanitize user input as it reaches its style HTML attribute, allowing contributors to conduct stored XSS attacks via the plugin's Gutenberg blocks.
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10f7e892-7a91-42… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Spectra Affected: 0 , < 1.15.0 (custom)
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Credits
Lana Codes
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