CVE-2020-13642 json
An issue was discovered in the SiteOrigin Page Builder plugin before 2.10.16 for WordPress.
published 2020-05-28 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-5884
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in the SiteOrigin Page Builder plugin before 2.10.16 for WordPress. The action_builder_content function did not do any nonce verification, allowing for requests to be forged on behalf of an administrator. The panels_data $_POST variable allows for malicious JavaScript to be executed in the victim's browser.
Patch / fix
- siteorigin page_builder 2.10.16
Exploit prediction
0.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/05/vulnerabilities-patched-in-page-builder-by-siteorigin-affects-over-1-million-sites/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:R |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
- Technology feeds
References
-
wordfence.com
/blog/2020/05/vulnerabilities-patched-in-page-builder-by-siteorigin-affects-over-1-million-sites/
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
wordpress.org
/plugins/siteorigin-panels/#developers
release-notes, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-13642
- NVD CVE-2020-13642
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