CVE-2020-36769

MEDIUM 5.4CVE-2020-36769 · Published 23/12/2023 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2020-36769 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability affecting widget settings importer/exporter (porternovelli).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.43%, higher than 37.2% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
widget settings importer/exporter porternovelli	`≤ 1.5.3`	No fix yet

Description

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.

References

wordfence.com/blog/2020/04/unpatched-high-severity-vulnerability-in-widget-settings-importer-exporter-plugin · Exploit
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e14f0fc6-fca4-4dd7-8f7b-ed5ed535c9af · Third Party Advisory

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