CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-36721
6.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2023-06-07
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-284, CWE-862
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 configurations
• colorlib activello (< 1.4.2)
• colorlib bonkers (< 1.0.6)
• colorlib illdy (< 2.1.7)
• colorlib newspaper x (< 1.3.2)
• colorlib pixova lite (< 2.0.7)
• colorlib shapely (< 1.2.9)
• cpothemes affluent (< 1.1.2)
• cpothemes allegiant (< 1.2.6)
• cpothemes brilliance (< 1.3.0)
• cpothemes transcend (< 1.2.0)
• machothemes antreas (< 1.0.7)
• machothemes medzone lite (< 1.2.6)
• machothemes naturemag lite (<= 1.0.4)
• machothemes newsmag (< 2.4.2)
• machothemes regina lite (< 2.0.6)
Related
References
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/unauthenticated-function-injection-vulnerability-fixed-in-15-wordpress-themes/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/themes/activello/ Product
- https://wordpress.org/themes/brilliance/ Product
- https://wordpress.org/themes/newspaper-x/ Product
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a9e4e989-8e55-4ea7-8f42-9f67cfab1168?source=cve Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/unauthenticated-function-injection-vulnerability-fixed-in-15-wordpress-themes/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/themes/activello/ Product
- https://wordpress.org/themes/brilliance/ Product
- https://wordpress.org/themes/newspaper-x/ Product
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a9e4e989-8e55-4ea7-8f42-9f67cfab1168?source=cve Third Party Advisory