Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) <= 2.0.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass
Priority LOW 21CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.0.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ctl_save() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save field icons via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00476 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) (narinder-singh): 2.0.3
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cool Plugins | Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) | before 2.0.3 | 2.0.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) VendorCool Plugins Affected before 2.0.3 Fixed in 2.0.3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:coolplugins:cool_timeline:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 2.0.3 | Vulnerable | Cool Plugins |
- cpe:2.3:a:coolplugins:cool_timeline:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·Cool Plugins
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) (narinder-singh) Fixed in 2.0.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36738
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7xcm-v3rc-gjwq
References
Patch 1
Other 6
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4/
More Cool Plugins Cool Timeline vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-04540 Cool Plugins (Various Versions) - Arbitrary Plugin Installation and Activation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-36738 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36738 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7xcm-v3rc-gjwq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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