CVE-2020-13642

Published: May 28, 2020Modified: Jun 17, 2026

8.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in the SiteOrigin Page Builder plugin before 2.10.16 for WordPress. The action_builder_content function did not do any nonce verification, allowing for requests to be forged on behalf of an administrator. The panels_data $_POST variable allows for malicious JavaScript to be executed in the victim's browser.

Affected (1)

Products: Siteorigin: Page Builder

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Siteorigin Page Builder	Before 2.10.16

Related CWEs

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request.

References (4)

https://wordpress.org/plugins/siteorigin-panels/#developers

Source: cve@mitre.org

Release NotesThird Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/05/vulnerabilities-patched-in-page-builder-by-siteorigin-affects-over-1-million-sites/

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://wordpress.org/plugins/siteorigin-panels/#developers

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Release NotesThird Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/05/vulnerabilities-patched-in-page-builder-by-siteorigin-affects-over-1-million-sites/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitThird Party Advisory

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