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

> Authenticated attackers can reset the WordPress database and gain administrator access due to a missing capability check in the ThemeGrill Demo Importer plugin.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 16 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xcq9-7g5q-j6pj

## What is CVE-2020-36837?

CVE-2020-36837 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in ThemeGrill Demo Importer, published on 16 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36837?


## How do I fix CVE-2020-36837?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36837 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-36837 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36837 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-36837 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-36837 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in ThemeGrill Demo Importer, published on 16 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36837 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ThemeGrill Demo Importer. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36837/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36837/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36837
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36837
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-36837

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36837/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.