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CVE-2015-20019 (GCVE-0-2015-20019)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-01 08:45 – Updated: 2024-08-06 08:58
VLAI
Title
Content text slider on post < 6.9 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Summary
The Content text slider on post WordPress plugin before 6.9 does not sanitise and escape the Title and Message/Content settings, which could lead to Cross-Site Scripting issues
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Content text slider on post Affected: 6.9 , < 6.9 (custom)
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Credits
ALIREZA_PROMIS
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