CVE-2020-36709 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Page Builder: KingComposer plugin for WordPress, affecting versions prior to 2.9.4. Authenticated attackers can inject malicious web scripts through shortcodes due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) requires high privileges and user interaction, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:king-theme:page_builder_kingcomposer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.