CVE-2020-36837
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
16/10/2024
Last modified:
16/10/2024
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
9.90
Severity 3.x
CRITICAL
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/themegrill/themegrill-demo-importer/master/CHANGELOG.txt
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/19/1
- https://www.webarxsecurity.com/critical-issue-in-themegrill-demo-importer/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8c0dc694-854e-4f96-8c2d-7251c41a3ee9?source=cve