CVE-2020-11030

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Search block in WordPress

State: Published
Severity: 6.4 Medium
Published: Apr 30, 2020
Updated: Aug 4, 2024
Reserved: Mar 30, 2020

Description

In affected versions of WordPress, a special payload can be crafted that can lead to scripts getting executed within the search block of the block editor. This requires an authenticated user with the ability to add content. This has been patched in version 5.4.1, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.3, 5.2.6, 5.1.5, 5.0.9, 4.9.14, 4.8.13, 4.7.17, 4.6.18, 4.5.21, 4.4.22, 4.3.23, 4.2.27, 4.1.30, 4.0.30, 3.9.31, 3.8.33, 3.7.33).

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	6.4 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	GitHub_M

Weaknesses

CWE-707 Improper Neutralization

Affected Products

Product	Versions
WordPressWordPress	>= 5.4.0, < 5.4.1Affected >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.3Affected >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.6Affected >= 5.1.0, < 5.1.5Affected >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.9Affected >= 4.9.0, < 4.9.14Affected >= 4.8.0, < 4.8.13Affected >= 4.7.0, < 4.7.17Affected >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.18Affected >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.21Affected >= 4.4.0, < 4.4.22Affected >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.23Affected >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.27Affected >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.30Affected >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.30Affected >= 3.9.0, < 3.9.31Affected >= 3.8.0, < 3.8.33Affected >= 3.7.0, < 3.7.33Affected

Product

Versions

WordPressWordPress

>= 5.4.0, < 5.4.1Affected
>= 5.3.0, < 5.3.3Affected
>= 5.2.0, < 5.2.6Affected
>= 5.1.0, < 5.1.5Affected
>= 5.0.0, < 5.0.9Affected
>= 4.9.0, < 4.9.14Affected
>= 4.8.0, < 4.8.13Affected
>= 4.7.0, < 4.7.17Affected
>= 4.6.0, < 4.6.18Affected
>= 4.5.0, < 4.5.21Affected
>= 4.4.0, < 4.4.22Affected
>= 4.3.0, < 4.3.23Affected
>= 4.2.0, < 4.2.27Affected
>= 4.1.0, < 4.1.30Affected
>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.30Affected
>= 3.9.0, < 3.9.31Affected
>= 3.8.0, < 3.8.33Affected
>= 3.7.0, < 3.7.33Affected

References

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