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TI-2020-05846 Aliases CVE-2020-7239GHSA-99p3-qvxh-qjqh

The conversation-watson plugin before 0.8.21 for WordPress has a DOM-based XSS…

Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The conversation-watson plugin before 0.8.21 for WordPress has a DOM-based XSS vulnerability that is executed when a chat message containing JavaScript is sent.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01371 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:chatbot_with_ibm_watson:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 0.8.21VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:chatbot_with_ibm_watson:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 0.8.21 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7239
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-99p3-qvxh-qjqh

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Sources

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