High severity7.4NVD Advisory· Published Dec 23, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-36769
CVE-2020-36769
Description
The Widget Settings Importer/Exporter Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the wp_ajax_import_widget_dataparameter AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.5.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions and above to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:porternovelli:widget_settings_importer\/exporter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*Range: <=1.5.3
- Range: <=1.5.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/04/unpatched-high-severity-vulnerability-in-widget-settings-importer-exporter-plugin/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e14f0fc6-fca4-4dd7-8f7b-ed5ed535c9afnvdThird Party Advisory
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