PT-2021-11876 · WordPress · Pagelayer

Chloe Chamberland · Published 2021-01-01 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-35944

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: PageLayer plugin versions prior to 1.1.2 for WordPress

Description: An issue in the PageLayer plugin allows for CSRF, which can lead to XSS. The pagelayer settings page function is vulnerable to this issue.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 1.1.2, update to version 1.1.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the pagelayer settings page function until a patch is available. Restrict access to the PageLayer plugin settings to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-35944

Affected Products

Pagelayer

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wordfence.com/blog/2020/05/high-severity-vulnerabilities-in-pagelayer-plugin-affect-over-200000-wordpress-sites · Exploit
• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10240 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35944 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-35944 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/21501 · Telegram Post