CVE-2020-36754 json
Paid Memberships Pro <= 2.4.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass
published 2023-10-20 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-24195
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Paid Memberships Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.4.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the pmpro_page_save() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save pages via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Patch / fix
- strangerstudios Paid Memberships Pro – Content Restriction, User Registration, & Paid Subscriptions 2.4.3
Exploit prediction
0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- blog.nintechnet.com https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- strangerstudios Paid Memberships Pro – Content Restriction, User Registration, & Paid Subscriptions
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
- Technology feeds
References
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2368689%40paid-memberships-pro&new=2368689%40paid-memberships-p
patch
-
blog.nintechnet.com
/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
wordfence.com
/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d74553a4-0ef7-4908-a2e8-5e0216f7b256?source=cve
third-party-advisory
-
blog.nintechnet.com
/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/
not-applicable
-
blog.nintechnet.com
/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3/
not-applicable
-
blog.nintechnet.com
/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2/
not-applicable
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blog.nintechnet.com
/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/
not-applicable
-
blog.nintechnet.com
/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5/
not-applicable
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blog.nintechnet.com
/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4/
not-applicable
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-36754
- NVD CVE-2020-36754
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