CVE-2020-36753: The Hueman theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.6.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save_meta_box() function

medium Affects hueman (WordPress theme). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2023-10-20; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Hueman theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.6.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save_meta_box() function

Package: hueman (WordPress theme) WordPress
Affected versions: <=3.6.3
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 4.3
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (41.1th percentile)
Published: 2023-10-20
Source: nvd

References

CWE-352

NVD record hueman (WordPress theme) advisories

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