CVE-2020-36837

Published: Oct 16, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026Deferred

9.9

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.1 / Impact: 6.0

Source: security@wordfence.com (Secondary)

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.

Related CWEs

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

References (4)

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/themegrill/themegrill-demo-importer/master/CHANGELOG.txt

Source: security@wordfence.com

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/19/1

Source: security@wordfence.com

https://www.webarxsecurity.com/critical-issue-in-themegrill-demo-importer/

Source: security@wordfence.com

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8c0dc694-854e-4f96-8c2d-7251c41a3ee9?source=cve

Source: security@wordfence.com

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