4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-36758
"Feedzy WordPress CRSF à la Mode"
Description

The RSS Aggregator by Feedzy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.4.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save_feedzy_post_type_meta() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update post meta via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 20, 2023, 8:15 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-2020-36758 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 Themeisle rss_aggregator_by_feedzy

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-36758 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]

    Oct. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    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, 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/2369394/feedzy-rss-feeds/trunk/includes/admin/feedzy-rss-feeds-admin.php No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2369394/feedzy-rss-feeds/trunk/includes/admin/feedzy-rss-feeds-admin.php Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e3b916dc-3b94-4319-a805-0ea99d14429f?source=cve No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e3b916dc-3b94-4319-a805-0ea99d14429f?source=cve Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-352
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:themeisle:rss_aggregator_by_feedzy:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 3.4.2
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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.

0.11 }} 0.01%

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0.44422

percentile

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