CVE-2020-36704 Fruitful < 3.8.2 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts into WordPress pages via the Fruitful theme, leading to potential code execution when victims view the pages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-36704?
CVE-2020-36704 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in fruitfulcode Fruitful, published on 7 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Fruitful Theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via several parameters stored via the fruitful_theme_options_action AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 3.8.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36704?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fruitfulcode Fruitful Theme.
How do I fix CVE-2020-36704?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36704 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2020-36704 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36704 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-64h2-f668-77mv.