Is CVE-2020-36738 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-36738 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-36738?

CVE-2020-36738 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-36738?

CVE-2020-36738 has an EPSS score of 0.48% (38th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-36738?

Upgrade cool timeline to 2.0.3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-36738

MEDIUM

4.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.0.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ctl_save() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save field icons via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery

How to fix

Remediation Available

cool timelineNVD

Affected:< 2.0.3Fixed in:2.0.3CVE-2020-36738derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.48%probability of exploitation in 30 days

38thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 38% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Exploit1

blog.nintechnet.com

Third-Party Advisory1

wordfence.com

Other references6

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2016-6277	High	8.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2014-0054	Medium	6.8	91%	-	Fix
CVE-2013-6429	Medium	6.8	90%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-41622	High	8.8	88%	-	-
CVE-2018-7700	High	8.8	75%	-	-
CVE-2015-2295	Medium	6.8	66%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-08.