What is CVE-2020-36852?

CVE-2020-36852 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ghazale Custom Searchable Data Entry System, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-10-01.

How severe is CVE-2020-36852?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-36852 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Ghazale Custom Searchable Data Entry System

CVE-2020-36852

The Custom Searchable Data Entry System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthenticated database wiping in versions up to, and including 1.7.1, due to a missing capability check and lack of sufficient validation on the ghazale_sds_delete_entries_table_row() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to completely wipe database tables such as wp_users.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (23.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ghazale Custom Searchable Data Entry System — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36852?: CVE-2020-36852 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ghazale Custom Searchable Data Entry System, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-10-01.
How severe is CVE-2020-36852?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-36852 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.