CVE-2017-20096
Published: 24 June 2022
Summary
CVE-2017-20096 is a low-severity Basic XSS (CWE-80) vulnerability in Wp-Spamfree Anti-Spam Project Wp-Spamfree Anti-Spam. Its CVSS base score is 3.5 (Low).
Operationally, ranked at the 44.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2017-11103
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in WP-SpamFree Anti-Spam Plugin 2.1.1.4. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to basic cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.