CVE-2020-36722 json
Visual Composer <= 26.0 - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting
published 3y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-24164
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Visual Composer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 26.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in a victim's browser.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- blog.nintechnet.com https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-xss-vulnerabilities-fixed-in-wordpress-visual-composer-plugin/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- visualcomposer Visual Composer Website Builder
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
blog.nintechnet.com
/multiple-xss-vulnerabilities-fixed-in-wordpress-visual-composer-plugin/
exploit
-
wordfence.com
/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c476d9af-9060-4294-874a-86e550253d3b?source=cve
third-party-advisory
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/10229
third-party-advisory
-
acunetix.com
/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-visual-composer-website-builder-multiple-cross-site-scripting-vulnerabil
broken-link
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-36722
- NVD CVE-2020-36722
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