Vanguard
CVE-2020-15537
MEDIUM
Severity by source
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
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1DescriptionNVD
An issue was discovered in the Vanguard plugin 2.1 for WordPress. XSS can occur via the mails/new title field, a product field to the p/ URI, or the Products Search box.
AnalysisAI
An issue was discovered in the Vanguard plugin 2.1 for WordPress. 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. An issue was discovered in the Vanguard plugin 2.1 for WordPress. XSS can occur via the mails/new title field, a product field to the p/ URI, or the Products Search box. Affected products include: Vanguard Project Vanguard.
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.
Same weakness CWE-79 – Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
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