CVE-2020-36715 Login/Signup Popup < 1.5 - Missing Authorization

What is CVE-2020-36715?

CVE-2020-36715 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in xootix Login & Register Customizer – Popup | Slider | Inline | WooCommerce, published on 7 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Login/Signup Popup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks on several functions in versions up to, and including, 1.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts into the plugin settings that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36715?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Xootix Login\/Signup Popup.

How do I fix CVE-2020-36715?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36715 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2020-36715 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36715 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in xootix Login & Register Customizer – Popup | Slider | Inline | WooCommerce

• CVE-2024-5324 XootiX Framework <= Various Plugin Versions - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Update High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0215 XootiX Plugins <= Various Versions Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Options Update High 8.8
• CVE-2025-1064 Cross-site scripting in Login & Register Customizer – Popup | Slider | Inline | WooCommerce Medium 6.4
• CVE-2024-5665 Login/Signup Popup ( Inline Form + Woocommerce ) 2.7.1 - 2.7.2 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Exposure Medium 4.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-98xf-q552-97w3.