CVE-2019-20212 — The CTHthemes CityBook before 2
The CTHthemes CityBook before 2.3.4, TownHub before 1.0.6, and EasyBook before 1.2.2 themes for WordPress allow Persistent XSS via the chat widget/page message form.
Published
2020-01-13T17:44:57.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T02:39:09.559Z
01What is this vulnerability?
The CTHthemes CityBook before 2.3.4, TownHub before 1.0.6, and EasyBook before 1.2.2 themes for WordPress allow Persistent XSS via the chat widget/page message form.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| n | a / n/a | n/a |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2020-01-13T17:44:57.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-08-05T02:39:09.559Z
09References
- themeforest.net — https://themeforest.net/item/citybook-directory-listing-wordpress-theme/21694727
- themeforest.net — https://themeforest.net/item/townhub-directory-listing-wordpress-theme/25019571
- themeforest.net — https://themeforest.net/item/easybook-directory-listing-wordpress-theme/23206622
- wpvulndb.com — https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10013
- wpvulndb.com — https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10014
- wpvulndb.com — https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10018
- cxsecurity.com — https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2019120111
- cxsecurity.com — https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2019120112
- cxsecurity.com — https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2019120110
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