CSRF in Siteorigin Page Builder
CVE-2020-13642
An issue was discovered in the SiteOrigin Page Builder plugin before 2.10.16 for WordPress. The action_builder_content function did not do any nonce verification, allowing for requests to be forged on behalf of an administrator. The panels_data $_POST variable allows for malicious JavaScript to be executed in the victim's browser.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/05/vulnerabilities-patched-in-page-builder-by-siteo… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- wordpress.org/plugins/siteorigin-panels/ (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-13642?
- CVE-2020-13642 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siteorigin Page Builder, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-05-28.
- How severe is CVE-2020-13642?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-13642 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.