vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: themegrill-demo-importer: CVE-2020-36837: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Feb 16, 2020 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Feb 16, 2020
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
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.
Solution
themegrill-demo-importer-plugin-cve-2020-36837
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36837
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8c0dc694-854e-4f96-8c2d-7251c41a3ee9?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-30789
- CVE-2020-36837
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-36837
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2020-30789
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