TI-2020-18937 Aliases CVE-2020-36769 GHSA-hgpj-j8q9-2gfm

Widget Settings Importer/Exporter Plugin <= 1.5.3 - Unauthorized Widget Import to Stored Cross-Site Scripting

LOW 33CWE-79Published 2023-12-23 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · Low
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00428 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Kevin Langley Jr.	Widget Settings Importer/Exporter	up to 1.5.3	—	No fix listed	CNA

Widget Settings Importer/Exporter VendorKevin Langley Jr. Affected up to 1.5.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:porternovelli:widget_settings_importer\/exporter::::::wordpress::*	up to 1.5.3	Vulnerable	Porternovelli

cpe:2.3:a:porternovelli:widget_settings_importer\/exporter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·Porternovelli

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36769
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hgpj-j8q9-2gfm

References

Exploit 1

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/04/unpatched-high-severity-vulnerability-in-widget-settings-importer-exporter-plugin/

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e14f0fc6-fca4-4dd7-8f7b-ed5ed535c9af?source=cve

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Sources

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