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

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC🟣 EPSS 90%

What is CVE-2020-36708?

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

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2020-36708
Created by b1g-b33f

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...

EPSS Score

90% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

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

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Jerome Bruandet
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CVE-2020-36708 : Function Injection Vulnerability in Popular WordPress Themes