Medium severity6.4NVD Advisory· Published Oct 18, 2025· Updated Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2020-36854
CVE-2020-36854
Description
The Async JavaScript plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 2.19.07.14. This is due to missing authorization checks on the aj_steps AJAX aciton along with a lack on sanitization on the settings saved via the function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber level permissions and above to inject malicious web scripts into a page that execute whenever a user accesses that page.
Affected products
2<=2.19.07.14+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=2.19.07.14
- (no CPE)range: <=2.19.07.14
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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