CVE-2020-36722 Visual Composer <= 26.0 - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting

What is CVE-2020-36722?

CVE-2020-36722 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in visualcomposer Visual Composer Website Builder, published on 7 Jun 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Visual Composer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 26.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in a victim's browser.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36722?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Visualcomposer Visual Composer Website Builder.

How do I fix CVE-2020-36722?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36722 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-2020-36722 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36722 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in visualcomposer Visual Composer Website Builder

• CVE-2025-46254 WordPress Visual Composer Website Builder plugin <= 45.10.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability Medium 6.5
• CVE-2024-35653 Cross-site scripting in Visual Composer Website Builder Medium 6.5
• CVE-2023-6880 Visual Composer Premium <= 45.6.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium 6.4
• CVE-2022-2430 Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.0 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Text Block' Medium 6.4
• CVE-2022-2516 Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.0 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Title' Medium 6.4

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-m9mr-f2hf-53pv.