Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Jul 1, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-36742
CVE-2020-36742
Description
The Custom Field Template plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.5.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the edit_meta_value() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to edit meta field values via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:wpgogo:custom_field_template:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*Range: <=2.5.1
- Range: <=2.5.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/nvdThird Party Advisory
- blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/nvdThird Party Advisory
- blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
- blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3/nvdThird Party Advisory
- blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4/nvdThird Party Advisory
- blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3444c4b0-4619-482f-8313-d3006aa1e845nvdThird Party Advisory
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetnvdNot Applicable
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