CVE-2020-36709
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-06-07 01:51
Modified
2024-12-20 23:53
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
The Page Builder: KingComposer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via via shortcode in versions before 2.9.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
References
security@wordfence.comhttps://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-kingcomposer-page-builder-fixed-multiple-critical-vulnerabilities/Exploit
security@wordfence.comhttps://wpsocket.com/plugin/kingcomposer/changelog/Release Notes
security@wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6447de64-b484-4f64-ad78-7df81b5a0ed7?source=cveThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-kingcomposer-page-builder-fixed-multiple-critical-vulnerabilities/Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpsocket.com/plugin/kingcomposer/changelog/Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6447de64-b484-4f64-ad78-7df81b5a0ed7?source=cveThird Party Advisory
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