CVE-2020-36738 Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) <= 2.0.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass
Unauthenticated attackers can modify field icons via CSRF by tricking administrators into clicking a link.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-36738?
CVE-2020-36738 is a medium-severity vulnerability in narinder-singh Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline), published on 1 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.0.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ctl_save() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save field icons via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36738?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Coolplugins Cool Timeline.
How do I fix CVE-2020-36738?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36738 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-36738 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36738 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in narinder-singh Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7xcm-v3rc-gjwq.