CVE-2020-36852

Custom Searchable Data Entry System <= 1.7.1 - Unauthenticated Database Wiping

CVSS 9.1 CRITICALEPSS 0.3%◆ VulnCheck KEVCWE-862

Vexday Risk Score

50Attention

SSVC decision (CISA)

Act

Exploitation + impact → act immediately

CVSS 9.1EPSS 0.3%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —

Lifecycle

01 Oct 2025Published on NVD

Recommendation: Patch as soon as possible — active exploitation confirmed.

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.

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

Affected products

ghazale · Custom Searchable Data Entry System

References

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/03/active-attack-on-zero-day-in-custom-searchable-data-entry-system-plugin/https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/245d89e5-52cc-44b1-a858-0ca0aacb4e26?source=cve