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

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-36700
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWordfence
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-06-07 02:15:11 UTC
Updated2026-04-08 17:16:35 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-284 | NVD-CWE-Other | CWE-284 CWE-284 Improper Access Control

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application King-theme Page Builder Kingcomposer All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Kingthemes Page Builder KingComposer Free Drag And Drop Page Builder By King-Theme affected 2.9.3 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
WordPress KingComposer Page Builder fixed multiple critical vulnerabilities. – NinTechNet af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blog.nintechnet.com Exploit
403 Forbidden af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 plugins.trac.wordpress.org Patch
Page Builder: KingComposer – Free Drag and Drop page builder by King-Theme – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wordpress.org Product
Page Builder: KingComposer < 2.9.4 - Authorization Bypass due to Improper Access Control af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wordfence.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Jerome Bruandet (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2020-06-15T00:00:00.000ZDisclosed
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