CVE-2020-36721
Epsilon Framework Themes (Various Versions) - Unauthenticated Plugin Activation/Deactivation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Jun 7, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 6, 2023
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Brilliancewpchill |
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Newspaper Xsilkalns |
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Activellosilkalns |
|
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/
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