CVE-2020-17362
search.php in the Nova Lite theme before 1.3.9 for WordPress allows Reflected XSS.
search.php in the Nova Lite theme before 1.3.9 for WordPress allows Reflected XSS.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
search.php in the Nova Lite theme before 1.3.9 for WordPress allows Reflected XSS.
- Record
CVE-2020-17362- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
search.php in the Nova Lite theme before 1.3.9 for WordPress allows Reflected XSS.
- Record
CVE-2020-17362- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-9316 No score
search.php in the Nova Lite theme before 1.3.9 for WordPress allows Reflected XSS.
- Record
EUVD-2020-9316- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m998-fmrh-fjw8 No score
search.php in the Nova Lite theme before 1.3.9 for WordPress allows Reflected XSS.
search.php in the Nova Lite theme before 1.3.9 for WordPress allows Reflected XSS.
- Record
GHSA-m998-fmrh-fjw8- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | Nova Lite < 1.3.9 - Cross-Site Scripting |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-17362 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Themeinprogress Nova Lite, published August 12, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.87%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.