Is CVE-2020-35942 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2020-35942 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2020-35942 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2020-35942 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-35942?

CVE-2020-35942 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2020-35942

CWE-79Published: February 9, 2021· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue in the NextGEN Gallery plugin before 3.5.0 for WordPress allows File Upload and Local File Inclusion via settings modification, leading to Remote Code Execution and XSS. (It is possible to bypass CSRF protection by simply not including a nonce parameter.)

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2020-35942 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation does not require any privileges, though user interaction (Required) is needed, which slightly reduces the risk of mass automated attacks.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-79): Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.