Epsilon Framework Themes (Various Versions) — Unauthenticated Plugin Activation/Deactivation
CVE-2020-36721Published · Updated Action summary
Newspaper X: Affected: ≤1.3.1Update to 1.3.2 or newer
Brilliance: Affected: ≤1.2.7Update to 1.3.0 or newer
Activello: Affected: ≤1.4.0Update to 1.4.2 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium6.5
- CVSS
- 6.5CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:LWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:NConfidentiality- None
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:LAvailability- Low
- Weakness
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Newspaper X newspaper-x
- Affected≤ 1.3.1
- Patched in1.3.2
Update to 1.3.2 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.3.1. Version 1.3.2 and later are not affected by this issue.
Brilliance brilliance
- Affected≤ 1.2.7
- Patched in1.3.0
Update to 1.3.0 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.2.7. Version 1.3.0 and later are not affected by this issue.
Activello activello
- Affected≤ 1.4.0
- Patched in1.4.2
Update to 1.4.2 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.4.0. Version 1.4.2 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Newspaper X.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
- No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.
What to do
- Update to version 1.3.2, or a newer patched version
- Update to version 1.3.0, or a newer patched version
- Update to version 1.4.2, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Newspaper X to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Jerome Bruandet.
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.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in Newspaper X
All 2| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical9.8 | Function Injection ≤2.4.8Update to 2.4.9 | CVE-2020-36708 |
- Critical9.8Function Injection
≤2.4.8Update to 2.4.9
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 6.5
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- CVSS / CWE
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