# CVE-2020-13487: bbPress stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Forum creation section

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-13487-bbpress-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-in-the  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-13487 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-05-24

bbPress stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Forum creation section

Technologies: [bbpress/bbpress (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/bbpress-bbpress). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-13487 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-13487 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-13487?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 24 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** bbpress/bbpress (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=2.6.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-13487?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-13487?** Check whether you run bbpress/bbpress (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- bbpress/bbpress (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=2.6.4

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-13487
- GHSA-p9xp-xghp-gqvp

## Related threats

- [bbPress unauthenticated privilege-escalation](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-13693-bbpress-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation)
- [bbPress Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2011-1150-bbpress-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability)