Vulnerability · Published Jun 7, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2020-36719ListingPro - WordPress Directory & Listing Theme < 2.6.1 - Arbitrary Plugin Installation, Activation and Deactivation
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity missing authorization in ListingPro - WordPress Directory & Listing Theme. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.3% (higher than 91% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei.
Official description
The ListingPro - WordPress Directory & Listing Theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary Plugin Installation, Activation and Deactivation in versions before 2.6.1. This is due to a missing capability check on the lp_cc_addons_actions function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to arbitrarily install, activate and deactivate any plugin.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | ListingPro - WordPress Directory & Listing Theme | 0 – before 2.6.1 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H