CVE-2020-36758
RSS Aggregator by Feedzy <= 3.4.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass
The RSS Aggregator by Feedzy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.4.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save_feedzy_post_type_meta() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update post meta 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
RSS Aggregator by Feedzy <= 3.4.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass
The RSS Aggregator by Feedzy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.4.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save_feedzy_post_type_meta() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update post meta via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
CVE-2020-36758- 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-2020-24199
4.3
The RSS Aggregator by Feedzy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.4.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save_feedzy_post_type_meta() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update post meta via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
EUVD-2020-24199- 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-33gx-m93p-j6wc
4.3
The RSS Aggregator by Feedzy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in...
The RSS Aggregator by Feedzy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.4.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save_feedzy_post_type_meta() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update post meta via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
GHSA-33gx-m93p-j6wc- 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 RSS Aggregator by Feedzy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.4.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save_feedzy_post_type_meta() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update post meta via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
CVE-2020-36758- 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-2020-36758 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Themeisle Rss Aggregator By Feedzy, 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/e3b916dc-3b94-4319-a805-0ea99d14429f?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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plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2369394/feedzy-rss-feeds/trunk/includes/admin/feedzy-rss-feeds-admin.php
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36758
github.com/advisories/GHSA-33gx-m93p-j6wc