Fahad Mahmood RSS Feed Widget Plugin v2.7.9 and lower does not sanitize the value of the…
Priority LOW 29CWE-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
Fahad Mahmood RSS Feed Widget Plugin v2.7.9 and lower does not sanitize the value of the "t" GET parameter before echoing it back out inside an input tag. This results in a reflected XSS vulnerability that attackers can exploit with a specially crafted URL.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00866 58th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rss_feed_widget_project:rss_feed_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 2.7.9 | Vulnerable | Rss Feed Widget Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:rss_feed_widget_project:rss_feed_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 2.7.9 Vulnerable ·Rss Feed Widget Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-24314
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h6fh-q389-hh77
References
More Rss Feed Widget Project Rss Feed Widget vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-09128 RSS Feed Widget < 3.0.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2020-24314 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-24314 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h6fh-q389-hh77 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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