XSS in Elementor Website Builder

CVE-2020-36171

The Elementor Website Builder plugin before 3.0.14 for WordPress does not properly restrict SVG uploads.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-36171: held from 0.008 to 0.008.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36171?
CVE-2020-36171 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elementor Website Builder, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-01-06.
How severe is CVE-2020-36171?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-36171 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.