CVE-2020-36769 (GCVE-0-2020-36769)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-23 09:36 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:28
VLAI
Title
Widget Settings Importer/Exporter Plugin <= 1.5.3 - Unauthorized Widget Import to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
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.
Severity
7.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
kevinlangleyjr Widget Settings Importer/Exporter Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.5.3 (semver)
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Credits
Ramuel Gall
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