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Epsilon Framework Themes (Various Versions) - Unauthenticated Plugin Activation/Deactivation

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6.5

Improper Access Control

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

CVE	CVE-2020-36721
CVSS	6.5 (Medium)
Publicly Published	October 1, 2020
Last Updated	June 7, 2023
Researcher	Jerome Bruandet - NinTechNet

Description

The Brilliance <= 1.2.7, Activello <= 1.4.0, and Newspaper X <= 1.3.1 themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Plugin Activation/Deactivation. This is due to the 'activello_activate_plugin' and 'activello_deactivate_plugin' functions in the 'inc/welcome-screen/class-activello-welcome.php' file missing capability and security checks/nonces. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to activate and deactivate arbitrary plugins installed on a vulnerable site.

References

3 affected software packages

Activello

Software Type	Theme
Software Slug	activello (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Remediation	Update to version 1.4.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version	<= 1.4.0
Patched Version	1.4.2

Brilliance

Software Type	Theme
Software Slug	brilliance (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Remediation	Update to version 1.3.0, or a newer patched version
Affected Version	<= 1.2.7
Patched Version	1.3.0

Newspaper X

Software Type	Theme
Software Slug	newspaper-x (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Remediation	Update to version 1.3.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version	<= 1.3.1
Patched Version	1.3.2

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