CVE-2020-36852
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Publication date: 2025-10-01

Last updated on: 2025-10-02

Assigner: Wordfence

Description
The Custom Searchable Data Entry System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthenticated database wiping in versions up to, and including 1.7.1, due to a missing capability check and lack of sufficient validation on the ghazale_sds_delete_entries_table_row() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to completely wipe database tables such as wp_users.
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Published
2025-10-01
Last Modified
2025-10-02
Generated
2026-05-07
AI Q&A
2025-10-01
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
NVD
CVE-2020-36852
EUVD
EUVD-2025-32898
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Vendor Product Version / Range
wordpress custom_searchable_data_entry_system *
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CWE ID Description
CWE-862 The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability exists in the Custom Searchable Data Entry System plugin for WordPress (versions up to and including 1.7.1). It allows unauthenticated attackers to wipe database tables, such as wp_users, because the function ghazale_sds_delete_entries_table_row() lacks proper capability checks and sufficient validation.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

An attacker can completely wipe critical database tables without authentication, leading to loss of data integrity and availability. For example, wiping the wp_users table could remove all user accounts, causing denial of service and potentially disrupting website operations.


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