CVE-2020-37233
📛 CVE Title
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Description
WordPress Plugin Buddypress 6.2.0 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers with moderator privileges to inject malicious script code through the figure parameter in wp:html blocks. Attackers can inject iframe elements with event handlers like onload that execute when administrators or privileged users preview or view the affected page content, enabling session hijacking and persistent phishing attacks.
Overview
- State
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- Assigner (CNA)
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- CVSS severity
- medium
- CVSS score
- 6.4 / 10
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- Effective score
- 6.4 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
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- Reserved
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- Published
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- Last updated
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- Source
- https://www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2020-37233
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.
- NVD published
- 2026-05-16 16:16:19 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-05-18 17:05:46 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 6.4 / 10 MEDIUM source: disclosure@vulncheck.com
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- Exploitability subscore
- 3.1 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 2.7 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0003 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 9.57% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-05-24
NVD-assigned CWE(s):
CWE-79
(differs from the CNA list above)
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European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
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EUVD-2020-31235 - Assigner
- VulnCheck
- Published
- May 16, 2026, 3:25:50 PM
- Updated
- May 24, 2026, 1:36:56 AM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 4.0)
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5.1 / 10
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.0300
- Vendors
- WordPress
- Products
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BuddyPress (6.2.0)BuddyPress (6.2.0)
- Aliases
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GHSA-98w5-3cm8-qr32
ENISA description: WordPress Plugin Buddypress 6.2.0 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers with moderator privileges to inject malicious script code through the figure parameter in wp:html blocks. Attackers can inject iframe elements with event handlers like onload that execute when administrators or privileged users preview or view the affected page content, enabling session hijacking and persistent phishing attacks.
Vendor references (0)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
None in the CVE record.
Web references (6)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37233 tenable:nvd.nist.gov
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress/ tenable:wordpress.org
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-37233 tenable:www.cve.org
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49061 tenable:www.exploit-db.com
- https://www.first.org/epss/ tenable:www.first.org
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-plugin-buddypress-persistent-cross-site-scripting tenable:www.vulncheck.com
NVD-tagged references (3)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress/ disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49061 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-plugin-buddypress-persistent-cross-site-scripting disclosure@vulncheck.com
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