CVE-2020-36837Known exploitationPublic exploitNetwork attack vector

Database reset via missing capability check

Published Oct 16, 2024 · Updated Oct 16, 2024

Authentication bypass in ThemeGrill Demo Importer 1.3.4 through 1.6.1 allows remote authenticated users to reset the WordPress database. The reset_wizard_actions function processes the do_reset_wordpress request without a capability check and invokes the site's database-reset routine. Any logged-in account can erase site data, and an existing username of admin causes the requester to receive an administrator session.

CVSS severity9.9
Critical
EPSS probability0.58%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationReported
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Summary

What happened

Authentication bypass in ThemeGrill Demo Importer 1.3.4 through 1.6.1 allows remote authenticated users to reset the WordPress database. The reset_wizard_actions function processes the do_reset_wordpress request without a capability check and invokes the site's database-reset routine. Any logged-in account can erase site data, and an existing username of admin causes the requester to receive an administrator session.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-36837
Published
Oct 16, 2024
Updated
Oct 16, 2024
Vendor
ThemeGrill
Product
ThemeGrill Demo Importer
Classifications
CWE-862, T1485
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.3.4 <=1.6.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

ThemeGrill · ThemeGrill Demo Importerversion=1.3.4 <=1.6.1

Published CVSS scores

9.9WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationReported
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1485Data Destruction

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