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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-35936 · published 1 January 2021

CVE-2020-35936: Pickplugins post grid cross-site scripting vulnerability

Pickplugins · Post Grid

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Post Grid plugin before 2.0.73 for WordPress allow remote authenticated attackers to import layouts including JavaScript supplied via a remotely hosted crafted payload in the source parameter via AJAX. The action must be set to post_grid_import_xml_layouts.

8.0 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.7% · top 24.1% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
8.0CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.0
1.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Post Grid plugin before 2.0.73 for WordPress allow remote authenticated attackers to import layouts including JavaScript supplied via a remotely hosted crafted payload in the source parameter via AJAX. The action must be set to post_grid_import_xml_layouts.

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

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/10/high-severity-vulnerabilities-in-post-grid-and-team-showcase-plugins/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/10/high-severity-vulnerabilities-in-post-grid-and-team-showcase-plugins/ ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-35936), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.