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

> Attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts into the Visual Composer WordPress plugin, executing them in victims' browsers.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m9mr-f2hf-53pv

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36722?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-46254/): WordPress Visual Composer Website Builder plugin <= 45.10.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-35653](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35653/): Cross-site scripting in Visual Composer Website Builder (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-6880](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6880/): Visual Composer Premium <= 45.6.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2022-2430](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2430/): Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.0 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Text Block' (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2022-2516](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2516/): Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.0 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Title' (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-36722 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: visualcomposer Visual Composer Website 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-2020-36722/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36722/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36722
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36722
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-36722

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36722/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.