ThemeGrill Demo Importer: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass
ThemeGrill Demo Importer is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.
- Component
- ThemeGrill Demo Importer
- Plugin slug
themegrill-demo-importer- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Oct 16, 2024
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Oct 16, 2024 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update ThemeGrill Demo Importer to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
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.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H