4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-36738
Cool Timeline Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability in WordPress Plugin
Description

The Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.0.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ctl_save() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save field icons via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

INFO

Published Date :

July 1, 2023, 4:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:22 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-36738 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Coolplugins cool_timeline

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-36738 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-36738 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE Wordfence CWE-352
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/ No Types Assigned https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/ Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/ No Types Assigned https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/ Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/ No Types Assigned https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/ Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2/ No Types Assigned https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2/ Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3/ No Types Assigned https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3/ Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4/ No Types Assigned https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4/ Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5/ No Types Assigned https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5/ Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2368335/cool-timeline/trunk/fa-icons/fa-icons-class.php No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2368335/cool-timeline/trunk/fa-icons/fa-icons-class.php Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1ce7c895-e94c-46bd-9de1-f5fde29c3475?source=cve No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1ce7c895-e94c-46bd-9de1-f5fde29c3475?source=cve Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:coolplugins:cool_timeline:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.0.3
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.18 }} 0.03%

score

0.55861

percentile

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