Page Builder: KingComposer < 2.9.4 - Authorization Bypass due to Improper Access Control

Improper Access Control
CVE CVE-2020-36700
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published June 15, 2020
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Jerome Bruandet
Description

The Page Builder: KingComposer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in versions up to, and including, 2.9.3. This is due to a security nonce being leaked in the '/wp-admin/index.php' page. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to change arbitrary WordPress options, delete arbitrary files/folders, and inject arbitrary content.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug kingcomposer (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.9.3
Patched Version
  • 2.9.4
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