CVE-2020-13644

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in the Accordion plugin before 2.2.9 for WordPress. The unprotected AJAX wp_ajax_accordions_ajax_import_json action allowed any authenticated user with Subscriber or higher permissions the ability to import a new accordion and inject malicious JavaScript as part of the accordion.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.25%
Third-Party Advisory wordpress.org Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/04/vulnerability-patched-in-accordion-plugin/ third party advisory exploit
https://wordpress.org/plugins/accordions/#developers third party advisory release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-13644?
CVE-2020-13644 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-13644?
To fix CVE-2020-13644, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-13644 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-13644 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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