CVE-2020-36702: The Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authenticated Settings Change in versions up to, and including, 1.14.7. This is due to missing capability checks on several AJAX

medium Affects spectra (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2023-06-07; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authenticated Settings Change in versions up to, and including, 1.14.7. This is due to missing capability checks on several AJAX

Package: spectra (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <=1.14.7
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 5.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (36.2th percentile)
Published: 2023-06-07
Source: nvd

References

CWE-862

NVD record spectra (WordPress plugin) advisories

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