CVE-2020-13487: Cross-site Scripting

May 26, 2020 (updated May 28, 2020)

The bbPress plug for WordPress has stored XSS in the Forum creation section, resulting in JavaScript execution at wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=forum (aka the Forum listing page) for all users. An administrator can exploit this at the wp-admin/post.php?action=edit URI.

References

bbpress.org/
codex.bbpress.org/releases/
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13487

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