What is CVE-2020-36769?

CVE-2020-36769 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kevinlangleyjr Widget Settings Importer/exporter, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2023-12-23.

How severe is CVE-2020-36769?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-36769 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Kevinlangleyjr Widget Settings Importer/exporter

CVE-2020-36769

The Widget Settings Importer/Exporter Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the wp_ajax_import_widget_dataparameter AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.5.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions and above to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (35.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36769?: CVE-2020-36769 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kevinlangleyjr Widget Settings Importer/exporter, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2023-12-23.
How severe is CVE-2020-36769?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-36769 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.