Function Injection Vulnerability in Popular WordPress Themes
CVE-2020-36708

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Allegiant
Naturemag Lite
Newsmag
Shapely
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 June 2023

Summary

An unauthenticated function injection vulnerability exists in multiple WordPress themes due to the epsilon_framework_ajax_action, allowing attackers to invoke sensitive functions and potentially achieve remote code execution. This affects versions of popular themes such as Shapely, NewsMag, and Activello, among others. It is crucial for users of these themes to apply updates to safeguard against unauthorized access and exploitation.

Affected Version(s)

Activello * <= 1.4.0

Affluent * <= 1.1.0

Allegiant * <= 1.2.2

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://blog.nintechnet.com/unauthenticated-function-inje...
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/11/large-scale-attack...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Jerome Bruandet
.