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CVE-2018-20462
An issue was discovered in the JSmol2WP plugin 1.07 for WordPress. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability allows remote attackers to…
Medium6.1EPSS 4.0%
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Description
An issue was discovered in the JSmol2WP plugin 1.07 for WordPress. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the jsmol.php data parameter.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.0% · top 9.5% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (2)
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9196 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.cbiu.cc/2018/12/WordPress%E6%8F%92%E4%BB%B6jsmol2wp%E6%BC%8F%E6%B4%9E/#%E5%8F%8D%E5%B0%84%E6%80%A7XSS (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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