CVE-2020-36738
CVSS 3.1 Score 4.3 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Jul 1, 2023
Updated: Nov 7, 2023
Summary
CVE-2020-36738 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability affecting the Cool Timeline plugin for WordPress. Versions up to and including 2.0.2 are susceptible to this issue. The root cause lies in the lack of proper nonce validation on the ctl_save() function, enabling attackers to save field icons through malicious requests. Successful exploitation requires an administrator to perform a specific action, such as clicking on a carefully crafted link.
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Affected Products
- Coolplugins Cool Timeline
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