CVE-2020-36722

low-risk
Published 2023-06-07

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.11% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Visual Composer Website Builder

Affected Vendors

Visualcomposer

References (8)

Exploit https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-xss-vulnerabilities-fixed-in-wordpress-visu...
Third Party Advisory https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10229
Broken Link https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-visual-composer-we...
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c476d9af-9060-4294-874...
Exploit https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-xss-vulnerabilities-fixed-in-wordpress-visu...
Third Party Advisory https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10229
Broken Link https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-visual-composer-we...
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c476d9af-9060-4294-874...
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low-risk
Severity 21/34 · High
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal