Check Point Advisories

WordPress Multiple Plugins Authentication Bypass (CVE-2020-36708)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2020-4207
Date Published: 5 Nov 2024
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Tuesday 05 November, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2020-36708
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? WordPress colorlib Activello Plugin prior to 1.4.2
WordPress colorlib Bonkers Plugin prior to 1.0.6
WordPress colorlib Illdy Plugin prior to 2.1.7
WordPress colorlib Newspaper X Plugin prior to 1.3.2
WordPress colorlib Pixova Lite Plugin prior to 2.0.7
WordPress colorlib Shapely Plugin prior to 1.2.9
WordPress colorlib Sparklinkg Plugin 2.4.8 and prior
WordPress CPO Themes affluent Plugin prior to 1.1.2
WordPress CPO Themes Allegiant Plugin prior to 1.2.6
WordPress CPO Themes Brilliance Plugin prior to 1.3.0
WordPress CPO Themes Transcend Plugin prior to 1.2.0
WordPress MachoThemes Antreas Plugin prior to 1.0.7
WordPress MachoThemes MedZone Lite Plugin prior to 1.2.6
WordPress MachoThemes NatureMag Lite Plugin 1.0.4 and prior
WordPress Macho Themes NewsMag Plugin prior to 2.4.2
WordPress Macho Themes Regina Lite Plugin prior to 2.0.6
Vulnerability Description An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in multiple WordPress plugins. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized access into 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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WordPress Multiple Plugins Authentication Bypass (CVE-2020-36708) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information:  WordPress Multiple Plugins Authentication Bypass (CVE-2020-36708)

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