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CVE-2020-13642

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-05-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-352

Description

An issue was discovered in the SiteOrigin Page Builder plugin before 2.10.16 for WordPress. The action_builder_content function did not do any nonce verification, allowing for requests to be forged on behalf of an administrator. The panels_data $_POST variable allows for malicious JavaScript to be executed in the victim's browser.

Affected products

• gpriday Page Builder by SiteOrigin: before 2.10.16 — fixed in 2.10.16

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: gpriday Page Builder by SiteOrigin 2.10.16. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wordpress.org/plugins/siteorigin-panels/#developers
• https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/05/vulnerabilities-patched-in-page-builder-by-siteorigin-affects-over-1-million-sites/
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/siteorigin-panels/#developers
• https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/05/vulnerabilities-patched-in-page-builder-by-siteorigin-affects-over-1-million-sites/

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