What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-12054?

CVE-2020-12054 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 3.6%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2020-12054?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2020-12054. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 3.6%.

Catch Breadcrumb CVE-2020-12054

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2020-04-23 cve@mitre.org

XSS WordPress Catch Breadcrumb

6.1

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.1 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Apr 23, 2020 - 15:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionNVD

The Catch Breadcrumb plugin before 1.5.4 for WordPress allows Reflected XSS via the s parameter (a search query). Also affected are 16 themes (if the plugin is enabled) by the same author: Alchemist and Alchemist PRO, Izabel and Izabel PRO, Chique and Chique PRO, Clean Enterprise and Clean Enterprise PRO, Bold Photography PRO, Intuitive PRO, Devotepress PRO, Clean Blocks PRO, Foodoholic PRO, Catch Mag PRO, Catch Wedding PRO, and Higher Education PRO.

AnalysisAI

The Catch Breadcrumb plugin before 1.5.4 for WordPress allows Reflected XSS via the s parameter (a search query). Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The Catch Breadcrumb plugin before 1.5.4 for WordPress allows Reflected XSS via the s parameter (a search query). Also affected are 16 themes (if the plugin is enabled) by the same author: Alchemist and Alchemist PRO, Izabel and Izabel PRO, Chique and Chique PRO, Clean Enterprise and Clean Enterprise PRO, Bold Photography PRO, Intuitive PRO, Devotepress PRO, Clean Blocks PRO, Foodoholic PRO, Catch Mag PRO, Catch Wedding PRO, and Higher Education PRO. Affected products include: Catchplugins Catch Breadcrumb. Version information: before 1.5.4.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.