Vulnerability · Published Oct 16, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2020-36837ThemeGrill Demo Importer 1.3.4 - 1.6.1 - Authorization Bypass to Site Reset
Critical 9.9
In plain English
A critical-severity missing authorization in ThemeGrill Demo Importer from themegrill. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The ThemeGrill Demo Importer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass due to a missing capability check on the reset_wizard_actions function in versions 1.3.4 through 1.6.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to reset the WordPress database. After which, if there is a user named 'admin', the attacker will become automatically logged in as an administrator.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| themegrill | ThemeGrill Demo Importer | 1.3.4 – through 1.6.1 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8c0dc694-854e-4f96-8c2d-7251c41a3ee9?source=cve
- https://www.webarxsecurity.com/critical-issue-in-themegrill-demo-importer/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/19/1
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/themegrill/themegrill-demo-importer/master/CHANGELOG.txt