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TI-2020-10577 Aliases CVE-2020-13487GHSA-p9xp-xghp-gqvp

The bbPress plugin through 2.6.4 for WordPress has stored XSS in the Forum creation…

Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
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 and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The bbPress plugin through 2.6.4 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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01593 75th 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
—bbpress/bbpress (Packagist)up to 2.6.4—No fix listedGHSA-p9xp-xghp-gqvp
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • bbpress/bbpress (Packagist) Vendor— Affected up to 2.6.4 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-p9xp-xghp-gqvp

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:bbpress:bbpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*up to 2.6.4VulnerablebbPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:bbpress:bbpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 2.6.4 Vulnerable ·bbPress

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-13487
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p9xp-xghp-gqvp

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 4

Other 3

  • TI-2020-10740 An unauthenticated privilege-escalation issue exists in the bbPress plugin before 2.6.5… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2007-03140 SQL injection vulnerability in bb-includes/formatting-functions.php in bbPress before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2011-01003 bbPress through 1.0.2 has XSS in /bb-login.php url via the re parameter. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2011-03267 bbPress 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2007-03139 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in bb-login.php in bbPress 0.8.1 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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