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Case File

CVE-2020-8498

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.4 EPSS 1.21% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-01-30 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2020-8498
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.4
EPSS
1.21%
WordPress Java

Original NVD Description

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).