CVE-2020-36701
Page Builder: KingComposer < 2.9.4 - Arbitrary File Upload
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Jun 7, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 6, 2023
Description
The Page Builder: KingComposer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Uploads in versions up to, and including, 2.9.3 via the 'process_bulk_action' function in the 'kingcomposer/includes/kc.extensions.php' file. This makes it possible for authenticated users with author level permissions and above to upload arbitrary files onto the server which can be used to execute code on the server.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Page Builder: KingComposer – Free Drag and Drop page builder by King-Themekingthemes |
|
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/45a62dd0-386c-41b3-b8dd-ced443da9f92?source=cve
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-kingcomposer-page-builder-fixed-multiple-critical-vulnerabilities/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/kingcomposer/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2320014%40kingcomposer&new=2320014%40kingcomposer&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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