CVE-2020-35945

An issue was discovered in the Divi Builder plugin, Divi theme, and Divi Extra theme before 4.5.3 for WordPress. Authenticated attackers, with contributor-level or above capabilities, can upload arbitrary files, including .php files. This occurs because the check for file extensions is on the client side.

CVSS v3 9.9 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 6.5 MEDIUM

9.9^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

6.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10342	Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/08/critical-vulnerability-exposes-over-700000-sites-using-divi-extra-and-divi-builder/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10342	Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/08/critical-vulnerability-exposes-over-700000-sites-using-divi-extra-and-divi-builder/	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:elegantthemes:divi::::::wordpress::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elegantthemes:divi_builder::::::wordpress::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elegantthemes:extra::::::wordpress::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-01-01 04:15

Updated : 2026-02-04 18:54

NVD link : CVE-2020-35945

Mitre link : CVE-2020-35945

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-35945

JSON object : View

Products Affected

elegantthemes

divi
extra
divi_builder

CWE

CWE-434

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

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