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Vulnerability · CVE-2020-36715

XootiX login\/signup_popup Missing Authorization

Published May 14, 2020 · catalog updated May 14, 2020 · XootiX

Patch now

CVE-2020-36715 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm XootiX against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.70%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
stated login\/signup_popup · vendor XootiX login\/signup_popup

The Login/Signup Popup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks on several functions in versions up to, and including, 1.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts into the plugin settings that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Are you affected?

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  • stated login\/signup_popup<= 1.4
  • vendor XootiX login\/signup_popupversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2020-36715

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2020-36715 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm XootiX against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with <= 1.4. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.70%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 14, 2020 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    The Login/Signup Popup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks on several functions in versions up to, and including, 1.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts into the plugin settings that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

  2. May 14, 2020 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-36715

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-36715

    30-day exploitation probability 0.7%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-36715

    The Login/Signup Popup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks on several functions in versions up to, and including, 1.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts into the plugin settin

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.