ThemeGrill Demo Importer 1.3.4 - 1.6.1 - Authorization Bypass to Site Reset

2020-02-16 00:00

Dave Jong

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.6.2

Affected PluginStarter Templates & Sites Pack by ThemeGrill

Affected Version1.3.4 – 1.6.1

CVSS9.9Critical

CVECVE-2020-36837

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Vulnerability Overview

The ThemeGrill Demo Importer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass due to a missing capability check on the reset_wizard_actions function in versions 1.3.4 through 1.6.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to reset the WordPress database. After which, if there is a user named 'admin', the attacker will become automatically logged in as an administrator.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.6.2, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36837 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8c0dc694-854e-4f96-8c2d-7251c41a3ee9

CVSS Vector

9.9

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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