FKIE_CVE-2020-36837
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-10-16 07:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:16
Severity
Summary
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
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
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"affected": [
{
"affectedData": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"product": "ThemeGrill Demo Importer",
"vendor": "themegrill",
"versions": [
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "1.6.1",
"status": "affected",
"version": "1.3.4",
"versionType": "semver"
}
]
}
],
"source": "security@wordfence.com"
},
{
"affectedData": [
{
"cpes": [
"cpe:2.3:a:themegrill:themegrill_demo_importer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*"
],
"defaultStatus": "unknown",
"product": "themegrill_demo_importer",
"vendor": "themegrill",
"versions": [
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "1.6.1",
"status": "affected",
"version": "1.3.4",
"versionType": "semver"
}
]
}
],
"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
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"lang": "en",
"value": "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 \u0027admin\u0027, the attacker will become automatically logged in as an administrator."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "El complemento ThemeGrill Demo Importer para WordPress es vulnerable a la omisi\u00f3n de autenticaci\u00f3n debido a una verificaci\u00f3n de capacidad faltante en la funci\u00f3n reset_wizard_actions en las versiones 1.3.4 a 1.6.1. Esto hace posible que los atacantes autenticados restablezcan la base de datos de WordPress. Despu\u00e9s de eso, si hay un usuario llamado \u0027admin\u0027, el atacante iniciar\u00e1 sesi\u00f3n autom\u00e1ticamente como administrador."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2020-36837",
"lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:16:17.760",
"metrics": {
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"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 9.9,
"baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"scope": "CHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 3.1,
"impactScore": 6.0,
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"type": "Secondary"
}
],
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"exploitation": "none"
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{
"automatable": "no"
},
{
"technicalImpact": "total"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2024-10-16T15:33:00.739470Z",
"version": "2.0.3"
}
}
]
},
"published": "2024-10-16T07:15:08.927",
"references": [
{
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/themegrill/themegrill-demo-importer/master/CHANGELOG.txt"
},
{
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/19/1"
},
{
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"url": "https://www.webarxsecurity.com/critical-issue-in-themegrill-demo-importer/"
},
{
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8c0dc694-854e-4f96-8c2d-7251c41a3ee9?source=cve"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "security@wordfence.com",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
"weaknesses": [
{
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-862"
}
],
"source": "security@wordfence.com",
"type": "Secondary"
}
]
}
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