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high 8.8

CVE-2020-36666 json

Multiple e-plugins - Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation

published 3y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-24108

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The directory-pro WordPress plugin before 1.9.5, final-user-wp-frontend-user-profiles WordPress plugin before 1.2.2, producer-retailer WordPress plugin through TODO, photographer-directory WordPress plugin before 1.0.9, real-estate-pro WordPress plugin before 1.7.1, institutions-directory WordPress plugin before 1.3.1, lawyer-directory WordPress plugin before 1.2.9, doctor-listing WordPress plugin before 1.3.6, Hotel Listing WordPress plugin before 1.3.7, fitness-trainer WordPress plugin before 1.4.1, wp-membership WordPress plugin before 1.5.7, sold by the same developer (e-plugins), do not implementing any security measures in some AJAX calls. For example in the file plugin.php, the function iv_directories_update_profile_setting() uses update_user_meta with any data provided by the ajax call, which can be used to give the logged in user admin capabilities. Since the plugins allow user registration via a custom form (even if the blog does not allow users to register) it makes any site using it vulnerable.

Patch / fix

  • Unknown directory-pro 1.9.5
  • Unknown final-user-wp-frontend-user-profiles 1.2.2
  • Unknown photographer-directory 1.0.9
  • Unknown real-estate-pro 1.7.1
  • Unknown institutions-directory 1.3.1
  • Unknown lawyer-directory 1.2.9
  • Unknown doctor-listing 1.3.6
  • Unknown Hotel Listing 1.3.7
  • Unknown fitness-trainer 1.4.1
  • Unknown wp-membership 1.5.7

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d079cb16-ead5-4bc8-b0b8-4a4dc2a54c96 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Unknown directory-pro
  • Unknown final-user-wp-frontend-user-profiles
  • Unknown producer-retailer
  • Unknown photographer-directory
  • Unknown real-estate-pro
  • Unknown institutions-directory
  • Unknown lawyer-directory
  • Unknown doctor-listing
  • Unknown Hotel Listing
  • Unknown fitness-trainer
  • Unknown wp-membership

Classification

Technology feeds

References

Sources

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