CVEs-PoC/2020/CVE-2020-36666.md

### [CVE-2020-36666](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-36666)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Hotel%20Listing&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=directory-pro&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=doctor-listing&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=final-user-wp-frontend-user-profiles&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=fitness-trainer&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=institutions-directory&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=lawyer-directory&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=photographer-directory&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=producer-retailer&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=real-estate-pro&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=wp-membership&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%3C%201.0.9%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%3C%201.2.2%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%3C%201.2.9%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%3C%201.3.1%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%3C%201.3.6%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%3C%201.3.7%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%3C%201.4.1%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%3C%201.5.7%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%3C%201.7.1%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%3C%201.9.5%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-269%20Improper%20Privilege%20Management&color=brighgreen)

### Description

The directory-pro WordPress plugin before 1.9.5, final-user-wp-frontend-user-profiles WordPress plugin before 1.2.2, producer-retailer WordPress plugin through TODO, photographer-directory WordPress plugin before 1.0.9, real-estate-pro WordPress plugin before 1.7.1, institutions-directory WordPress plugin before 1.3.1, lawyer-directory WordPress plugin before 1.2.9, doctor-listing WordPress plugin before 1.3.6, Hotel Listing WordPress plugin before 1.3.7, fitness-trainer WordPress plugin before 1.4.1, wp-membership WordPress plugin before 1.5.7, sold by the same developer (e-plugins), do not implementing any security measures in some AJAX calls. For example in the file plugin.php, the function iv_directories_update_profile_setting() uses update_user_meta with any data provided by the ajax call, which can be used to give the logged in user admin capabilities. Since the plugins allow user registration via a custom form (even if the blog does not allow users to register) it makes any site using it vulnerable.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d079cb16-ead5-4bc8-b0b8-4a4dc2a54c96

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.