CVE-2020-36729 (GCVE-0-2020-36729)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-07 01:51 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:32
VLAI?
Title
Slideshow, Image Slider by 2J <= 1.3.31 - Authorization Bypass
Summary
The 2J-SlideShow Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the 'twoj_slideshow_setup' function called via the wp_ajax_twoj_slideshow_setup AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.3.31. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers (Subscriber, or above level access) to allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently deactivate any plugins on the blog.
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
2j-slideshow Slideshow, Image Slider by 2J Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.3.31 (semver)
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Credits
Jerome Bruandet
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