Unauthenticated Plugin Control Vulnerability in WordPress Themes by Brilliance, Activello, and Newspaper X

CVE-2020-36721

What is CVE-2020-36721?

The Brilliance, Activello, and Newspaper X themes for WordPress contain a vulnerability that allows unauthenticated users to activate or deactivate any plugins installed on a site. This issue arises from the absence of proper capability checks and nonces within the functions responsible for handling plugin activation and deactivation in the themes' codebase. As a result, an attacker could exploit this flaw to gain control over site functionalities, potentially leading to further security breaches. Website owners are encouraged to update their themes to the latest versions to mitigate this risk.

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