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WordPress Plugin: elementor: CVE-2020-36171: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Published

Nov 25, 2020

Added

May 15, 2025

Modified

Apr 29, 2026

Description

The Elementor Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized malicious SVG file uploads in versions up to, and including, 3.0.13. This is due to improper restrictions on allowing SVG file uploads. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with post editor access to upload SVG files that could contain malicious content such as web scripts.

Solution

elementor-plugin-cve-2020-36171

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36171
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3999c48f-bae6-48ea-b35f-d8307d9c3898?source=api-prod
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-23749
CVE-2020-36171
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-36171
CWE-79
EUVD-EUVD-2020-23749

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