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CVE-2020-36729

Published: Jun 7, 2023

Modified: Apr 8, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

5.4

MEDIUM

Description

The 2J-SlideShow Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the 'twoj_slideshow_setup' function called via the wp_ajax_twoj_slideshow_setup AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.3.31. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers (Subscriber, or above level access) to allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently deactivate any plugins on the blog.

Vendor	Product	Versions
2j-slideshow	Slideshow, Image Slider by 2J	affected `0 - <= 1.3.31`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f06d1b9e-e27d-4c43-a69b-7641518e4615?source=cve

https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-2j-slideshow-plugin-fixed-authenticated-arbitrary-plugin-deactivation-vulnerability/

https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-images-slideshow-by-2j-image-slider-security-bypass-1-3-31/

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2226528%402j-slideshow&new=2226528%402j-slideshow&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

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