ThemeGrill Demo Importer 1.3.4 - 1.6.1 - Authorization Bypass to Site Reset
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00584 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ThemeGrill | ThemeGrill Demo Importer | 1.3.4 – 1.6.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- ThemeGrill Demo Importer VendorThemeGrill Affected 1.3.4 – 1.6.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:themegrill:themegrill_demo_importer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | — | — | ThemeGrill |
- cpe:2.3:a:themegrill:themegrill_demo_importer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions — — ·ThemeGrill
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36837
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xcq9-7g5q-j6pj
References
Other 4
- 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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Sources
- CVE-2020-36837 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36837 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xcq9-7g5q-j6pj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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