CVE-2020-36735 MEDIUM

CVE-2020-36735: WP ERP | Complete HR solution with recruitment & job listings | WooCommerce CRM & Accounting <= 1.6.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass

Vendor Wedevs
Product ERP: Complete HR, Accounting & CRM Suite with WooCommerce CRM Support
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published July 1, 2023
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The WP ERP | Complete HR solution with recruitment & job listings | WooCommerce CRM & Accounting plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.6.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the handle_leave_calendar_filter, add_enable_disable_option_save, leave_policies, process_bulk_action, and process_crm_contact functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugins settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The ERP plugin for WordPress contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in versions before 1.6.4. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires the admin to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the WordPress site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking an authenticated admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin's session can be hijacked to make unauthorized changes to site data or settings without their consent.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage; no special privileges required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 1, 2023 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated

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