CVE-2017-20008: The myCred WordPress plugin before 1.7.8 does not sanitise and escape the user parameter before outputting it back in the Points Log admin dashboard, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

medium Affects mycred (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2021-11-29; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The myCred WordPress plugin before 1.7.8 does not sanitise and escape the user parameter before outputting it back in the Points Log admin dashboard, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Package: mycred (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <1.7.8
Fixed in: 1.7.8
Severity: medium CVSS 6.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (59.9th percentile)
Published: 2021-11-29
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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