Check Point Advisories

WordPress ThemeGrill Plugin Privilege Escalation (CVE-2020-7047; CVE-2020-7048)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-0083
Date Published:	23 Feb 2020
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 04 March, 2020
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2020-7047 CVE-2020-7048
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	WordPress ThemeGrill Plugin 3.1
Vulnerability Description	A privilege escalation exists in WordPress ThemeGrill plugin. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WordPress ThemeGrill Plugin Privilege Escalation (CVE-2020-7047) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information: WordPress ThemeGrill Plugin Privilege Escalation (CVE-2020-7047)