CVE-2020-36718

Public Exploit

Description

The GDPR CCPA Compliance Support plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in versions up to, and including, 2.3 via deserialization of untrusted input "njt_gdpr_allow_permissions" value. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 1.33% Top 25%
Third-Party Advisory wpscan.com Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: ninjateam GDPR CCPA Compliance Support
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a2871261-3231-4a52-9a38-bb3caf461e7d?source=cve third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2408938 patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2411356/ninja-gdpr-compliance patch
https://blog.nintechnet.com/gdpr-ccpa-compliance-support-plugin-fixed-insecure-deserialization-vulnerability/ exploit
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ninja-gdpr-compliance/#developers product
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/92f1d6fb-c665-419e-a13b-688b1df6c395 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-36718?
CVE-2020-36718 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-36718?
To fix CVE-2020-36718, 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-2020-36718 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-36718 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-36718?
CVE-2020-36718 affects ninjateam GDPR CCPA Compliance Support.
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