CVE-2020-36837

CRITICAL EXPLOITED

ThemeGrill Demo Importer <1.6.1 - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2020-36837 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV).

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.

References (4)

Core 4

Scores

CVSS v3 9.9
EPSS 0.0057
EPSS Percentile 43.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2024-10-15
CWE
CWE-862
Status published
Products (1)
themegrill/ThemeGrill Demo Importer 1.3.4 - 1.6.1
Published Oct 16, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026