# CVE-2020-36723: ListingPro - WordPress Directory & Listing Theme < 2.6.1 - Sensitive Information Disclosure

> Unauthenticated attackers can extract sensitive user data such as emails and addresses from the ListingPro WordPress theme.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r88m-vgvq-wfmf

## What is CVE-2020-36723?

CVE-2020-36723 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ListingPro - WordPress Directory & Listing Theme, published on 7 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The ListingPro - WordPress Directory & Listing Theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure in versions before 2.6.1 via the ~/listingpro-plugin/functions.php file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including usernames, full names, email addresses, phone numbers, physical addresses and user post counts.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36723?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cridio Listingpro.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-36723?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36723 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-36723 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-36723 exists.

Public exploit code:

- ListingPro < 2.6.1 - Sensitive Data Disclosure (nuclei): http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-36723.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in ListingPro - WordPress Directory & Listing Theme

- [CVE-2020-36719](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36719/): ListingPro - WordPress Directory & Listing Theme < 2.6.1 - Arbitrary Plugin Installation, Activation and Deactivation (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-38795](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38795/): WordPress ListingPro plugin <= 2.9.4 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2024-39622](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39622/): WordPress ListingPro theme <= 2.9.4 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2024-39619](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39619/): WordPress ListingPro plugin <= 2.9.4 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion vulnerability (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2024-39623](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39623/): WordPress ListingPro theme <= 2.9.4 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) to Account Takeover vulnerability (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-36723 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-36723 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ListingPro - WordPress Directory & Listing Theme, published on 7 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-36723 exists.

Affected product: ListingPro - WordPress Directory & Listing Theme. 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-2020-36723/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36723/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36723
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36723
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-36723

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