CVE-2020-35944

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Published Jan 1, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in the PageLayer plugin before 1.1.2 for WordPress. The pagelayer_settings_page function is vulnerable to CSRF, which can lead to XSS.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pagelayer:pagelayer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-23527	An issue was discovered in the PageLayer plugin before 1.1.2 for WordPress. The pagelayer_settings_page function is vulnerable to CSRF, which can lead to XSS.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.783% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10240
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/05/high-severity-vulnerabilities-in-pagelayer-plugin-affect-over-200000-wordpress-sites/

History

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Subscriptions

Pagelayer Pagelayer

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:16 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 1, 2021, 3:28 AM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:16 PM
Reserved: Jan 1, 2021, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:14 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 1, 2021, 4:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:14 AM

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