CVE-2020-36753
Hueman <= 3.6.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass
The Hueman theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.6.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save_meta_box() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save metabox data via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.3
Hueman <= 3.6.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass
The Hueman theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.6.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save_meta_box() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save metabox data via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
CVE-2020-36753- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-24194
4.3
The Hueman theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.6.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save_meta_box() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save metabox data via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
EUVD-2020-24194- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7q52-xpr7-cj38
4.3
The Hueman theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and...
The Hueman theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.6.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save_meta_box() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save metabox data via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
GHSA-7q52-xpr7-cj38- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.3
The Hueman theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.6.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save_meta_box() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save metabox data via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
CVE-2020-36753- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-36753 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Nikeo Hueman, published October 20, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d54b4dc9-8590-433c-873a-efb49e2e79cd?source=cve
blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks
blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks
blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3
blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2
blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1
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themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hueman/3.6.4/option-tree/includes/class-ot-meta-box.php
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36753
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7q52-xpr7-cj38