CVE-2020-36743 Product Catalog Simple <= 1.5.13 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass
Unauthenticated attackers can modify product metadata by tricking administrators into clicking a link due to missing nonce validation.
- 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-2020-36743?
CVE-2020-36743 is a medium-severity vulnerability in implecode Product Catalog Simple, 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 Product Catalog Simple plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.5.13. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the implecode_save_products_meta() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update product meta 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-2020-36743?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Implecode Product Catalog Simple.
How do I fix CVE-2020-36743?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36743 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-36743 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36743 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in implecode Product Catalog Simple
- CVE-2023-29388 WordPress Product Catalog Simple Plugin <= 1.6.17 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2025-1405 Product Catalog Simple <= 1.7.11 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via show_products Shortcode
- CVE-2023-51687 WordPress Product Catalog Simple Plugin <= 1.7.6 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hrmj-mxq5-4f7c.