# CVE-2020-20634: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Authenticated users can activate safe mode to disable all security plugins on the WordPress site.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Aug 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3mm6-4hpm-pgrc

## What is CVE-2020-20634?

CVE-2020-20634 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Aug 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Elementor 2.9.5 and below WordPress plugin allows authenticated users to activate its safe mode feature. This can be exploited to disable all security plugins on the blog.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-20634?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Elementor Website Builder.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-20634?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-20634 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-20634 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-20634 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-48777](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48777/): WordPress Elementor plugin 3.3.0-3.18.1 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2020-7109](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7109/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-1329](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1329/): Elementor Website Builder 3.6.0 - 3.6.2 - Missing Authorization to Remote Code Execution (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-24934](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24934/): WordPress Elementor plugin <= 3.19.0 - Arbitrary File Deletion and Phar Deserialization vulnerability (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2023-0329](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0329/): Elementor Website Builder < 3.12.2 - Admin+ SQLi (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-20634 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-20634 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Aug 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-20634 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-20634/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-20634/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-20634
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-20634
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-20634

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-20634/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.