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Medium · 6.4 CVE-2020-36854 EUVD-2020-30802GHSA-c384-m2mr-c4gg

Async JavaScript <= 2.19.07.14 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Published Oct 18, 2025 · Updated Apr 8, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

Description

The Async JavaScript plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 2.19.07.14. This is due to missing authorization checks on the aj_steps AJAX aciton along with a lack on sanitization on the settings saved via the function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber level permissions and above to inject malicious web scripts into a page that execute whenever a user accesses that page.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
cloughit Async JavaScript < 2.20.02.27 2.20.02.27

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