# CVE-2020-26596: Code injection in n/a

> Authenticated users with Editor role can execute arbitrary code via PHP snippets in the Dynamic OOO widget, requiring role restriction or widget removal.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 7 Oct 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vwhm-w9wm-r5pj

## What is CVE-2020-26596?

CVE-2020-26596 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Oct 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Dynamic OOO widget for the Elementor Pro plugin through 3.0.5 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code because only the Editor role is needed to upload executable PHP code via the PHP Raw snippet. NOTE: this issue can be mitigated by removing the Dynamic OOO widget or by restricting availability of the Editor role.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-26596?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Elementor Elementor Pro.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-26596?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-26596 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-26596 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-26596 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-3124](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3124/): Elementor Pro <= 3.11.6 - Authenticated(Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via update_page_option (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-35656](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35656/): WordPress Elementor Pro <= 3.21.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-1364](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1364/): Elementor Website Builder Pro <= 3.20.1 - Authententicated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-1521](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1521/): Cross-site scripting in Elementor Website Builder Pro (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-2781](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2781/): Cross-site scripting in Elementor Website Builder Pro (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-26596 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-26596 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Oct 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-2020-26596 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-2020-26596/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26596/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-26596
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26596
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-26596

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