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GHSA-HGPJ-J8Q9-2GFM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-12-23 12:30 – Updated: 2026-04-08 21:32

Details

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.

Severity ?

7.4 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

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  "modified": "2026-04-08T21:32:08Z",
  "published": "2023-12-23T12:30:17Z",
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CVE-2020-36769 (GCVE-0-2020-36769)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-23 09:36 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:28

Title

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

Summary

Severity ?

7.4 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

CWE

CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Assigner

Wordfence

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/04/unpatched-…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
kevinlangleyjr	Widget Settings Importer/Exporter	Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.5.3 (semver)

Credits

Ramuel Gall

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GHSA-HGPJ-J8Q9-2GFM

CVE-2020-36769 (GCVE-0-2020-36769)

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