6.4

CVE-2020-36656: brainstormforce spectra Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.4v3.1MediumModified
Published 21-02-2023Last modified 23-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-36656 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in brainstormforce spectra. EPSS estimates a 0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 1.15.0.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
0.51%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 21-02-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 23-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.51%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

42%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.51% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.51%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Brainstormforce1 product
Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • ultimate-addons-for-gutenberg≤ 1.14.11 (fixed in 1.15.0)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links