๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2020-36769

HIGH 7.4

Widget Settings Importer/Exporter Plugin <= 1.5.3 - Unauthorized Widget Import to Stored Cross-Site Scripting

CVSS Score
7.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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.

CWE CWE-79
Vendor kevinlangleyjr
Product widget settings importer/exporter
Published Dec 23, 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:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Affected Versions

kevinlangleyjr / Widget Settings Importer/Exporter
0 โ‰ค 1.5.3

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e14f0fc6-fca4-4dd7-8f7b-ed5ed535c9af?source=cve wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/04/unpatched-high-severity-vulnerability-in-widget-settings-importer-exporter-plugin/

Credits

Ramuel Gall