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CVE-2020-35936: pickplugins post_grid Cross-site Scripting

Modified
Published 01-01-2021Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-35936 is a high (CVSS 8.0) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in pickplugins post_grid. EPSS estimates a 1.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
42/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.0/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.67%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 01-01-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Post Grid plugin before 2.0.73 for WordPress allow remote authenticated attackers to import layouts including JavaScript supplied via a remotely hosted crafted payload in the source parameter via AJAX. The action must be set to post_grid_import_xml_layouts.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.67%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

77%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.02 pp

From 1.65% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wordfence.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Pickplugins2 products
Wordpress1 product
  • team< 1.22.16

2 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links