vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: kingcomposer: CVE-2020-36701: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jun 15, 2020 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 29, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 15, 2020
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026
Description
The Page Builder: KingComposer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Uploads in versions up to, and including, 2.9.3 via the 'process_bulk_action' function in the 'kingcomposer/includes/kc.extensions.php' file. This makes it possible for authenticated users with author level permissions and above to upload arbitrary files onto the server which can be used to execute code on the server.
Solution
kingcomposer-plugin-cve-2020-36701
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36701
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/45a62dd0-386c-41b3-b8dd-ced443da9f92?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-24143
- CVE-2020-36701
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-36701
- CWE-434
- EUVD-EUVD-2020-24143
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