What is CVE-2020-36666?

CVE-2020-36666 is a high-severity vulnerability in E-Plugins Directory Pro, classified under CWE-269 IMPROPER PRIVILEGE MANAGEMENT. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-03-27.

How severe is CVE-2020-36666?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-36666 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in E-Plugins Directory Pro

CVE-2020-36666

The directory-pro WordPress plugin before 1.9.5, final-user-wp-frontend-user-profiles WordPress plugin before 1.2.2, producer-retailer WordPress plugin through TODO, photographer-directory WordPress plugin before 1.0.9, real-estate-pro WordPress plugin before 1.7.1, institutions-directory WordPress plugin before 1.3.1, lawyer-directory WordPress plugin before 1.2.9, doctor-listing WordPress plugin before 1.3.6, Hotel Listing WordPress plugin before 1.3.7, fitness-trainer WordPress plugin before 1.4.1, wp-membership WordPress plugin before 1.5.7, sold by the same developer (e-plugins), do not implementing any security measures in some AJAX calls. For example in the file plugin.php, the function iv_directories_update_profile_setting() uses update_user_meta with any data provided by the ajax call, which can be used to give the logged in user admin capabilities. Since the plugins allow user registration via a custom form (even if the blog does not allow users to register) it makes any site using it vulnerable.

Published 2023-03-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/d079cb16-ead5-4bc8-b0b8-4a4dc2a54c96 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
codecanyon.net/user/e-plugins (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36666?: CVE-2020-36666 is a high-severity vulnerability in E-Plugins Directory Pro, classified under CWE-269 IMPROPER PRIVILEGE MANAGEMENT. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-03-27.
How severe is CVE-2020-36666?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-36666 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.