{"id":"CVE-2020-36708","aliases":["EUVD-2020-24150","GHSA-48h4-c5mw-4h8j"],"status":"published","title":"Epsilon Framework Themes (Various Versions) - Function Injection","description":"The following themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Function Injections in versions up to and including Shapely \u003c= 1.2.7, NewsMag \u003c= 2.4.1, Activello \u003c= 1.4.0, Illdy \u003c= 2.1.4, Allegiant \u003c= 1.2.2, Newspaper X \u003c= 1.3.1, Pixova Lite \u003c= 2.0.5, Brilliance \u003c= 1.2.7, MedZone Lite \u003c= 1.2.4, Regina Lite \u003c= 2.0.4, Transcend \u003c= 1.1.8, Affluent \u003c= 1.1.0, Bonkers \u003c= 1.0.4, Antreas \u003c= 1.0.2, Sparkling \u003c= 2.4.8, and NatureMag Lite \u003c= 1.0.4. This is due to epsilon_framework_ajax_action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to call functions and achieve remote code execution.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.65342,"percentile":0.99269,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-94"],"published":"2023-06-07T01:51:22Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:16:01Z","exploits":[{"source":"pocgithub","id":"b1g-b33f/CVE-2020-36708","title":"b1g-b33f/CVE-2020-36708","date":"2025-08-18","url":"https://github.com/b1g-b33f/CVE-2020-36708"},{"source":"nuclei","id":"CVE-2020-36708","title":"WordPress Epsilon Framework Themes \u003c=2.4.8 - Remote Code Execution","type":"detection template","url":"https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-36708.yaml"}],"products":[{"vendor":"colorlib","product":"activello"},{"vendor":"colorlib","product":"bonkers"},{"vendor":"colorlib","product":"illdy"},{"vendor":"colorlib","product":"newspaper_x"},{"vendor":"colorlib","product":"pixova_lite"},{"vendor":"colorlib","product":"shapely"},{"vendor":"colorlib","product":"sparklinkg"},{"vendor":"cpothemes","product":"affluent"},{"vendor":"cpothemes","product":"allegiant"},{"vendor":"cpothemes","product":"brilliance"},{"vendor":"cpothemes","product":"transcend"},{"vendor":"macho themes","product":"newsmag"},{"vendor":"macho themes","product":"regina lite"},{"vendor":"machothemes","product":"antreas"},{"vendor":"machothemes","product":"medzone lite"},{"vendor":"machothemes","product":"medzone_lite"},{"vendor":"machothemes","product":"naturemag lite"},{"vendor":"machothemes","product":"naturemag_lite"},{"vendor":"machothemes","product":"newsmag"},{"vendor":"machothemes","product":"regina lite"},{"vendor":"machothemes","product":"regina_lite"},{"vendor":"silkalns","product":"activello"},{"vendor":"silkalns","product":"bonkers"},{"vendor":"silkalns","product":"illdy"},{"vendor":"silkalns","product":"newspaper x"},{"vendor":"silkalns","product":"pixova lite"},{"vendor":"silkalns","product":"shapely"},{"vendor":"silkalns","product":"sparkling"},{"vendor":"wp chill","product":"allegiant"},{"vendor":"wp chill","product":"brilliance"},{"vendor":"wpchill","product":"affluent"},{"vendor":"wpchill","product":"allegiant"},{"vendor":"wpchill","product":"brilliance"},{"vendor":"wpchill","product":"transcend"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b75c322-539d-44e9-8f26-5ff929874b67?source=cve","tags":["x_transferred","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://blog.nintechnet.com/unauthenticated-function-injection-vulnerability-fixed-in-15-wordpress-themes/","tags":["x_transferred","Exploit","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/11/large-scale-attacks-target-epsilon-framework-themes/","tags":["x_transferred","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://blog.nintechnet.com/unauthenticated-function-injection-vulnerability-in-wordpress-sparkling-theme/","tags":["x_transferred","Exploit","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bec52a5b-c892-4763-a962-05da7100eca5","tags":["x_transferred","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36708"},{"url":"https://blog.nintechnet.com/unauthenticated-function-injection-vulnerability-fixed-in-15-wordpress-themes"},{"url":"https://blog.nintechnet.com/unauthenticated-function-injection-vulnerability-in-wordpress-sparkling-theme"},{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/11/large-scale-attacks-target-epsilon-framework-themes"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-48h4-c5mw-4h8j"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-36708","title":"Epsilon Framework Themes (Various Versions) - Function Injection","description":"The following themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Function Injections in versions up to and including Shapely \u003c= 1.2.7, NewsMag \u003c= 2.4.1, Activello \u003c= 1.4.0, Illdy \u003c= 2.1.4, Allegiant \u003c= 1.2.2, Newspaper X \u003c= 1.3.1, Pixova Lite \u003c= 2.0.5, Brilliance \u003c= 1.2.7, MedZone Lite \u003c= 1.2.4, Regina Lite \u003c= 2.0.4, Transcend \u003c= 1.1.8, Affluent \u003c= 1.1.0, Bonkers \u003c= 1.0.4, Antreas \u003c= 1.0.2, Sparkling \u003c= 2.4.8, and NatureMag Lite \u003c= 1.0.4. This is due to epsilon_framework_ajax_action. 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This is due to epsilon_framework_ajax_action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to call functions and achieve remote code execution.","status":"published","published":"2023-06-07T01:51:22Z","modified":"2026-04-08T16:55:21Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T19:24:57.466919Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-48h4-c5mw-4h8j","title":"The following themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Function Injections in versions up to and...","description":"The following themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Function Injections in versions up to and including Shapely \u003c= 1.2.7, NewsMag \u003c= 2.4.1, Activello \u003c= 1.4.0, Illdy \u003c= 2.1.4, Allegiant \u003c= 1.2.2, Newspaper X \u003c= 1.3.1, Pixova Lite \u003c= 2.0.5, Brilliance \u003c= 1.2.7, MedZone Lite \u003c= 1.2.4, Regina Lite \u003c= 2.0.4, Transcend \u003c= 1.1.8, Affluent \u003c= 1.1.0, Bonkers \u003c= 1.0.4, Antreas \u003c= 1.0.2, Sparkling \u003c= 2.4.8, and NatureMag Lite \u003c= 1.0.4. 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