Vulnerability Report
Plugin Medium Patch path listed CVE-2020-36739

Feed Them Social – Page, Post, Video, and Photo Galleries <= 2.8.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass

The Feed Them Social – Page, Post, Video, and Photo Galleries plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.8.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the my_fts_fb_load_more() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to load feeds via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Quick Answer

CVE-2020-36739 is a medium severity with CVSS 4.3 Cross-Site Request Forgery issue affecting the Plugin Feed Them Social – Social Media Feeds, Video, and Photo Galleries. It affects Versions before 2.8.7 and is fixed in 2.8.7.

Published
Sep 16, 2020
Last Updated
Jan 22, 2024
Slug
feed-them-social
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
Patched release is available
Remediation
Update to version 2.8.7, or a newer patched version
Operator Briefing

CVE-2020-36739 is tracked for the Plugin Feed Them Social – Social Media Feeds, Video, and Photo Galleries as medium severity with CVSS 4.3. The affected range is Versions before 2.8.7. Update Feed Them Social – Social Media Feeds, Video, and Photo Galleries to 2.8.7 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type
Cross-Site Request Forgery
Primary Fixed Version
2.8.7
Primary Affected Range
Versions before 2.8.7
Tracking ID
CVE-2020-36739
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
feed-them-social View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2020-36739
Patched Versions
2.8.7
Affected Versions
Versions before 2.8.7
Related CVE Cluster

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Critical CVE-2022-2437 2.9.8.6 Jul 12, 2022
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Critical CVE-2015-9351 1.7.0 Feb 02, 2015
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High CVE-2022-2942 3.0.1 Nov 14, 2022
CVE-2022-2942 Feed Them Social – Social Media Feeds, Video, and Photo Galleries Cross-Site Request Forgery

Feed Them Social – for Twitter feed, Youtube and more <= 2.9.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings update

Medium CVE-2022-2940 3.0.1 Nov 14, 2022
CVE-2022-2940 Feed Them Social – Social Media Feeds, Video, and Photo Galleries Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Feed Them Social – for Twitter feed, Youtube and more <= 2.9.9 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium CVE-2022-2383 3.0.1 Jul 26, 2022
CVE-2022-2383 Feed Them Social – Social Media Feeds, Video, and Photo Galleries Cross-Site Scripting

Feed Them Social – for Twitter feed, Youtube and more <= 2.9.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Medium CVE-2022-2383 3.0.1 Jul 12, 2022
CVE-2022-2383 Feed Them Social – Social Media Feeds, Video, and Photo Galleries Cross-Site Scripting

Feed Them Social – for Twitter feed, Youtube and more <= 2.9.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Medium CVE-2015-9350 1.7.0 Feb 02, 2015
CVE-2015-9350 Feed Them Social – Social Media Feeds, Video, and Photo Galleries Cross-Site Scripting

Feed Them Social <= 1.6.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Medium CVE-2023-25056 4.0.0 Feb 21, 2023
CVE-2023-25056 Feed Them Social – Social Media Feeds, Video, and Photo Galleries Cross-Site Request Forgery

Feed Them Social <= 3.0.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

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