# CVE-2020-36714: Brizy < 1.0.126 - Authorization Bypass to Settings Updates

> Authenticated attackers can bypass authorization checks to access and modify Brizy plugin settings via AJAX functions.

- **Severity:** High 7.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** 20 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4jh4-mwq8-wx24

## What is CVE-2020-36714?

CVE-2020-36714 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in themefusecom Brizy – Page Builder, published on 20 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Brizy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a incorrect capability check on the is_administrator() function in versions up to, and including, 1.0.125. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to access and interact with available AJAX functions.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization), CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36714?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Brizy Brizy.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-36714?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36714 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-36714 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36714 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in themefusecom Brizy – Page Builder

- [CVE-2024-10960](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10960/): Brizy – Page Builder <= 2.6.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload via storeUploads (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2024-3242](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3242/): Brizy – Page Builder <= 2.4.44 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-1311](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1311/): Brizy – Page Builder <= 2.4.40 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-3667](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3667/): Brizy – Page Builder <= 2.4.43 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Store Cross-Site Scripting via Widget Link To URL (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2024-2087](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2087/): Brizy – Page Builder <= 2.4.43 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Form (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-36714 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-36714 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in themefusecom Brizy – Page Builder, published on 20 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36714 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: themefusecom Brizy – Page Builder. 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-2020-36714/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36714/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36714
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36714
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-36714

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36714/
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