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CVE-2020-8549

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-02-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Stored XSS in the Strong Testimonials plugin before 2.40.1 for WordPress can result in an attacker performing malicious actions such as stealing session tokens.

Affected products

• WP Chill Strong Testimonials: before 2.40.1 — fixed in 2.40.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WP Chill Strong Testimonials 2.40.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156369/WordPress-Strong-Testimonials-2.40.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
• https://github.com/MachoThemes/strong-testimonials/blob/master/changelog.txt
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10056
• https://www.getastra.com/blog/911/plugin-exploit/stored-xss-vulnerability-found-in-strong-testimonials-plugin/
• https://www.jinsonvarghese.com/stored-xss-vulnerability-in-strong-testimonials-plugin/
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156369/WordPress-Strong-Testimonials-2.40.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
• https://github.com/MachoThemes/strong-testimonials/blob/master/changelog.txt
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10056
• https://www.getastra.com/blog/911/plugin-exploit/stored-xss-vulnerability-found-in-strong-testimonials-plugin/
• https://www.jinsonvarghese.com/stored-xss-vulnerability-in-strong-testimonials-plugin/

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