Vulnerability · Published Jun 7, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2020-36721Epsilon Framework Themes (Various Versions) - Unauthenticated Plugin Activation/Deactivation
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity improper access control in Activello from silkalns. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 62% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Brilliance <= 1.2.7, Activello <= 1.4.0, and Newspaper X <= 1.3.1 themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Plugin Activation/Deactivation. This is due to the 'activello_activate_plugin' and 'activello_deactivate_plugin' functions in the 'inc/welcome-screen/class-activello-welcome.php' file missing capability and security checks/nonces. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to activate and deactivate arbitrary plugins installed on a vulnerable site.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wpchill | Brilliance | 0 – through 1.2.7 |
| silkalns | Newspaper X | 0 – through 1.3.1 |
| silkalns | Activello | 0 – through 1.4.0 |
Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a9e4e989-8e55-4ea7-8f42-9f67cfab1168?source=cve
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/unauthenticated-function-injection-vulnerability-fixed-in-15-wordpress-themes/
- https://wordpress.org/themes/activello/
- https://wordpress.org/themes/newspaper-x/
- https://wordpress.org/themes/brilliance/