Authorization Bypass in KingComposer Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2020-36700

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Page Builder: Kingcomposer – Free Drag And Drop Page Builder By King-theme
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 June 2023

What is CVE-2020-36700?

The KingComposer plugin for WordPress is susceptible to an authorization bypass due to a leaked security nonce on the '/wp-admin/index.php' page. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers to manipulate WordPress settings, remove files and folders, and inject malicious content into affected sites. Successful exploitation of this flaw could lead to significant security breaches on WordPress installations utilizing this plugin.

Affected Version(s)

Page Builder: KingComposer – Free Drag and Drop page builder by King-Theme * <= 2.9.3

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-kingcomposer-page-b...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/kingcomposer/#developers

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Jerome Bruandet
.