Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-36742 · published 1 July 2023

CVE-2020-36742: Wpgogo custom field template cross-site request forgery vulnerability

WWpgogo · Custom Field Template

The Custom Field Template plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.5.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the edit_meta_value() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to edit meta field values via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

4.3 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.38% · top 70.1% CWE-352 · Cross-site request forgery

4.3CVSS 3.1 base score

0.38%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

18References

17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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

Affected products

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

WCustom Field Template Wpgogo

References

Link	Tags
https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/	Third Party Advisory
https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/	Third Party Advisory
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/	Third Party Advisory
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2/	Third Party Advisory
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3/	Third Party Advisory
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4/	Third Party Advisory
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5/	Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2368204%40custom-field-template&new=236	Not Applicable
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3444c4b0-4619-482f-8313-d3006aa1e845?source=cve	Third Party Advisory
https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/	Third Party Advisory
https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/	Third Party Advisory
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/	Third Party Advisory
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2/	Third Party Advisory
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3/	Third Party Advisory
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4/	Third Party Advisory
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5/	Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2368204%40custom-field-template&new=236	Not Applicable
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3444c4b0-4619-482f-8313-d3006aa1e845?source=cve	Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-36742), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.