{"id":"CVE-2020-8498","details":"XSS exists in the shortcode functionality of the GistPress plugin before 3.0.2 for WordPress via the includes/class-gistpress.php id parameter. This allows an attacker with the WordPress Contributor role to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with the privileges of other users (e.g., ones who have the publish_posts capability).","modified":"2026-07-08T20:30:10.486939Z","published":"2020-01-30T23:15:10.157Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/bradyvercher/gistpress/releases/tag/v3.0.2"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/bradyvercher/gistpress/commit/e3f260edb6673227b0471c74b7ab13c094411ef7"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10053"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/bradyvercher/gistpress","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"d7ae673996d536ea06c25ff22e754f212fbe3f11"},{"fixed":"e3f260edb6673227b0471c74b7ab13c094411ef7"}],"database_specific":{"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:gistpress_project:gistpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*","extracted_events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.0.2"}],"source":["CPE_RANGE","REFERENCES"]}}],"versions":["v3.0.1","v3.0.0","v2.0.3","v2.0.2","v2.0.1","v2.0.0","v1.1.0","v1.0.1","v1.0.0"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-8498.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"}]}