CVE-2020-36708
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 65.3% (pctl 99)
Patch early
EPSS 65.3% — above the 10% action threshold.
Description
The following themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Function Injections in versions up to and including Shapely <= 1.2.7, NewsMag <= 2.4.1, Activello <= 1.4.0, Illdy <= 2.1.4, Allegiant <= 1.2.2, Newspaper X <= 1.3.1, Pixova Lite <= 2.0.5, Brilliance <= 1.2.7, MedZone Lite <= 1.2.4, Regina Lite <= 2.0.4, Transcend <= 1.1.8, Affluent <= 1.1.0, Bonkers <= 1.0.4, Antreas <= 1.0.2, Sparkling <= 2.4.8, and NatureMag Lite <= 1.0.4. This is due to epsilon_framework_ajax_action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to call functions and achieve remote code execution.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 65.34% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2023-06-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (16)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| colorlib | activello |
| colorlib | bonkers |
| colorlib | illdy |
| colorlib | newspaper x |
| colorlib | pixova lite |
| colorlib | shapely |
| colorlib | sparklinkg |
| cpothemes | affluent |
| cpothemes | allegiant |
| cpothemes | brilliance |
| cpothemes | transcend |
| machothemes | antreas |
| machothemes | medzone lite |
| machothemes | naturemag lite |
| machothemes | newsmag |
| machothemes | regina lite |
References
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/unauthenticated-function-injection-vulnerability-fixed-in-15-wordpress-themes/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/unauthenticated-function-injection-vulnerability-in-wordpress-sparkling-theme/
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bec52a5b-c892-4763-a962-05da7100eca5
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/11/large-scale-attacks-target-epsilon-framework-themes/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b75c322-539d-44e9-8f26-5ff929874b67?source=cve
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/unauthenticated-function-injection-vulnerability-fixed-in-15-wordpress-themes/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/unauthenticated-function-injection-vulnerability-in-wordpress-sparkling-theme/
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bec52a5b-c892-4763-a962-05da7100eca5
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/11/large-scale-attacks-target-epsilon-framework-themes/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b75c322-539d-44e9-8f26-5ff929874b67?source=cve
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