Authorization Bypass in CMP for WordPress by NiteoThemes
CVE-2020-36730

8.3HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Cmp – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin By Niteothemes
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 June 2023

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

The CMP plugin for WordPress, developed by NiteoThemes, is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks in several functions. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to potentially access sensitive information, such as reading posts and exporting subscriber lists, as well as disabling the plugin altogether. As a result, the security integrity of websites using versions up to 3.8.1 is compromised, leading to significant risks if not addressed.

Affected Version(s)

CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin by NiteoThemes * <= 3.8.1

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-2020-36730
Created by RandomRobbieBF

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-vulnerabilities-fixe...
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10341

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.3
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Jerome Bruandet
.