🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2020-36701

HIGH 8.8

Page Builder: KingComposer < 2.9.4 - Arbitrary File Upload

CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

The Page Builder: KingComposer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Uploads in versions up to, and including, 2.9.3 via the 'process_bulk_action' function in the 'kingcomposer/includes/kc.extensions.php' file. This makes it possible for authenticated users with author level permissions and above to upload arbitrary files onto the server which can be used to execute code on the server.

CWE CWE-434
Vendor kingthemes
Product page builder: kingcomposer – free drag and drop page builder by king-theme
Published Jun 7, 2023
Last Updated Apr 8, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Affected Versions

kingthemes / Page Builder: KingComposer – Free Drag and Drop page builder by King-Theme
0 ≤ 2.9.3

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/45a62dd0-386c-41b3-b8dd-ced443da9f92?source=cve blog.nintechnet.com: https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-kingcomposer-page-builder-fixed-multiple-critical-vulnerabilities/ wordpress.org: https://wordpress.org/plugins/kingcomposer/#developers plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2320014%40kingcomposer&new=2320014%40kingcomposer&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Credits

Jerome Bruandet