CVE-2020-36740 json
Radio Buttons for Taxonomies <= 2.0.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass
published 3y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-24181
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Radio Buttons for Taxonomies plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.0.5. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save_single_term() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save terms via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Patch / fix
- helgatheviking Radio Buttons for Taxonomies 2.0.6
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2y ago
Exploit prediction
0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- helgatheviking Radio Buttons for Taxonomies
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
- Technology feeds
References
-
wordfence.com
/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/26a246c3-cf67-4566-b1e8-dc14c3c5c827?source=cve
third-party-advisory
-
blog.nintechnet.com
/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/
third-party-advisory
-
blog.nintechnet.com
/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/
third-party-advisory
-
blog.nintechnet.com
/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3/
third-party-advisory
-
blog.nintechnet.com
/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2/
third-party-advisory
-
blog.nintechnet.com
/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/
third-party-advisory
-
blog.nintechnet.com
/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5/
third-party-advisory
-
blog.nintechnet.com
/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4/
third-party-advisory
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2368215%40radio-buttons-for-taxonomies&new=2368215%40radio-butt
not-applicable
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-36740
- NVD CVE-2020-36740
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