Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Jul 1, 2023· Updated Apr 8, 2026
CVE-2020-36738
CVE-2020-36738
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.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:coolplugins:cool_timeline:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:coolplugins:cool_timeline:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*range: <2.0.3
- (no CPE)range: <=2.0.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2368335/cool-timeline/trunk/fa-icons/fa-icons-class.phpnvdPatch
- blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/nvdExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1ce7c895-e94c-46bd-9de1-f5fde29c3475nvdThird Party Advisory
- blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/nvdNot Applicable
- blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/nvdNot Applicable
- blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2/nvdNot Applicable
- blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3/nvdNot Applicable
- blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4/nvdNot Applicable
- blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5/nvdNot Applicable
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