The Widget Settings Importer/Exporter Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the wp_ajax_import_widget_dataparameter AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.5.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions and above to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-24210 The Widget Settings Importer/Exporter Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the wp_ajax_import_widget_dataparameter AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.5.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions and above to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
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History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Widget Settings Importer/Exporter Plugin <= 1.5.3 - Unauthorized Widget Import to Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:28:56.641Z

Reserved: 2023-12-22T21:20:58.073Z

Link: CVE-2020-36769

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-12-23T10:15:08.113

Modified: 2026-04-08T19:17:39.800

Link: CVE-2020-36769

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