CVE-2020-13644

Accordion <= 2.2.8 - Unprotected AJAX Action to Stored/Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Severity Score

5.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An issue was discovered in the Accordion plugin before 2.2.9 for WordPress. The unprotected AJAX wp_ajax_accordions_ajax_import_json action allowed any authenticated user with Subscriber or higher permissions the ability to import a new accordion and inject malicious JavaScript as part of the accordion.

Se detectó un problema en el plugin Accordion versiones anteriores a 2.2.9 para WordPress. La acción no protegida de AJAX wp_ajax_accordions_ajax_import_json permitió a cualquier usuario autenticado con permisos Suscriber o superiores la capacidad de importar un nuevo accordion e inyectar JavaScript malicioso como parte del accordion.

*Credits: Chloe Chamberland

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-03-18 CVE Published
2020-05-27 CVE Reserved
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2024-08-04 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://wordpress.org/plugins/accordions/#developers	Release Notes

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/04/vulnerability-patched-in-accordion-plugin	2024-08-04

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Pickplugins Search vendor "Pickplugins"		Accordion Search vendor "Pickplugins" for product "Accordion"				< 2.2.9 Search vendor "Pickplugins" for product "Accordion" and version " < 2.2.9"		wordpress		Affected