CVE-2020-36722 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Visual Composer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 26.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in a victim's browser.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0008.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Visualcomposer	Visual Composer Website Builder

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:visualcomposer:visual_composer_website_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-xss-vulnerabilities-fixed-in-wordpress-visual-composer-plugin/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10229
https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-visual-composer-website-builder-multiple-cross-site-scripting-vulnerabilities-26-0/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c476d9af-9060-4294-874a-86e550253d3b?source=cve

History

Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2023-06-07T01:51:42.848Z

Updated: 2024-12-20T23:50:41.471Z

Reserved: 2023-06-06T13:12:10.183Z

Link: CVE-2020-36722

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T17:37:06.601Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-06-07T02:15:12.357

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:30:09.710

Link: CVE-2020-36722

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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