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CVE-2020-36721 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://blog.nintechnet.com/unauthenticated-function-injection-vulnerability-fixed-in-15-wordpress-themes/	CVE	ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/themes/activello/	CVE	Product
https://wordpress.org/themes/brilliance/	CVE	Product
https://wordpress.org/themes/newspaper-x/	CVE	Product
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a9e4e989-8e55-4ea7-8f42-9f67cfab1168?source=cve	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://blog.nintechnet.com/unauthenticated-function-injection-vulnerability-fixed-in-15-wordpress-themes/	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/themes/activello/	[email protected]	Product
https://wordpress.org/themes/brilliance/	[email protected]	Product
https://wordpress.org/themes/newspaper-x/	[email protected]	Product
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a9e4e989-8e55-4ea7-8f42-9f67cfab1168?source=cve	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-284	Improper Access Control	[email protected]
CWE-862	Missing Authorization	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
colorlib activello	< 1.4.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:colorlib:activello::::::wordpress::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
colorlib bonkers	< 1.0.6
CPE cpe:2.3:a:colorlib:bonkers::::::wordpress::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
colorlib illdy	< 2.1.7
CPE cpe:2.3:a:colorlib:illdy::::::wordpress::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
colorlib newspaper x	< 1.3.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:colorlib:newspaper_x::::::wordpress::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
colorlib pixova lite	< 2.0.7
CPE cpe:2.3:a:colorlib:pixova_lite::::::wordpress::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
colorlib shapely	< 1.2.9
CPE cpe:2.3:a:colorlib:shapely::::::wordpress::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cpothemes affluent	< 1.1.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:cpothemes:affluent::::::wordpress::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cpothemes allegiant	< 1.2.6
CPE cpe:2.3:a:cpothemes:allegiant::::::wordpress::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cpothemes brilliance	< 1.3.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:cpothemes:brilliance::::::wordpress::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cpothemes transcend	< 1.2.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:cpothemes:transcend::::::wordpress::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
machothemes antreas	< 1.0.7
CPE cpe:2.3:a:machothemes:antreas::::::wordpress::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
machothemes medzone lite	< 1.2.6
CPE cpe:2.3:a:machothemes:medzone_lite::::::wordpress::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
machothemes naturemag lite	<= 1.0.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:machothemes:naturemag_lite::::::wordpress::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
machothemes newsmag	< 2.4.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:machothemes:newsmag::::::wordpress::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
machothemes regina lite	< 2.0.6
CPE cpe:2.3:a:machothemes:regina_lite::::::wordpress::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Apr 8, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 16, 2023	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

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