CVE-2020-36656

Spectra < 1.15.0 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Side Scripting

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Published Feb 21, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Spectra WordPress plugin before 1.15.0 does not sanitize user input as it reaches its style HTML attribute, allowing contributors to conduct stored XSS attacks via the plugin's Gutenberg blocks.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Spectra

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 1.15.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:brainstormforce:spectra:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-24102	The Spectra WordPress plugin before 1.15.0 does not sanitize user input as it reaches its style HTML attribute, allowing contributors to conduct stored XSS attacks via the plugin's Gutenberg blocks.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.507% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10f7e892-7a91-4292-b03e-6ad75756488b

History

Apr 23, 2025 5:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Brainstormforce Spectra

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 23, 2025, 4:23 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Feb 21, 2023, 8:50 AM
Updated: Apr 23, 2025, 4:23 PM
Reserved: Jan 24, 2023, 4:04 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:30 PM

Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:30 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:15 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 21, 2023, 9:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:15 AM

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