CVE-2020-36840 is a critical authorization bypass vulnerability affecting the Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to and including 2.3.8. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to invoke a specific AJAX function, enabling them to include arbitrary templates, inject malicious web scripts, and execute other unauthorized actions. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, posing a significant risk to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.3.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:motopress:timetable_and_event_schedule:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.