Medium severity · published Nov 29, 2021
CVE-2017-20008
The myCred WordPress plugin before 1.7.8 does not sanitise and escape the user parameter before outputting it back in the Points Log admin dashboard, leading to a Reflected…
6.1
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The myCred WordPress plugin before 1.7.8 does not sanitise and escape the user parameter before outputting it back in the Points Log admin dashboard, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 60% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MY
Mycred · Mycred
before 1.7.8 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-20008
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-20008
Release Notes
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1639363/mycred
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3175c56d-27bb-4bf1-b6ba-737541483d40
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