Description
The following themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Function Injections in versions up to and including Shapely <= 1.2.7, NewsMag <= 2.4.1, Activello <= 1.4.0, Illdy <= 2.1.4, Allegiant <= 1.2.2, Newspaper X <= 1.3.1, Pixova Lite <= 2.0.5, Brilliance <= 1.2.7, MedZone Lite <= 1.2.4, Regina Lite <= 2.0.4, Transcend <= 1.1.8, Affluent <= 1.1.0, Bonkers <= 1.0.4, Antreas <= 1.0.2, Sparkling <= 2.4.8, and NatureMag Lite <= 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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| machothemes | Antreas | ≤ 1.0.2 | — |
| machothemes | NatureMag Lite | ≤ 1.0.4 | — |
| silkalns | Bonkers | ≤ 1.0.4 | — |
| wpchill | Affluent | ≤ 1.1.0 | — |
| wpchill | Transcend | ≤ 1.1.8 | — |
| wpchill | Allegiant | ≤ 1.2.2 | — |
| machothemes | MedZone Lite | ≤ 1.2.4 | — |
| silkalns | Shapely | ≤ 1.2.7 | — |
| wpchill | Brilliance | ≤ 1.2.7 | — |
| silkalns | Newspaper X | ≤ 1.3.1 | — |
| silkalns | Activello | ≤ 1.4.0 | — |
| machothemes | Regina Lite | ≤ 2.0.4 | — |
| silkalns | Pixova Lite | ≤ 2.0.5 | — |
| silkalns | Illdy | ≤ 2.1.4 | — |
| machothemes | NewsMag | ≤ 2.4.1 | — |
| silkalns | Sparkling | ≤ 2.4.8 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 1 repository
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b1g-b33f/CVE-2020-36708 ★ 2 · Aug 18, 2025
Proof of concept for CVE-2020-36708
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- WordPress Epsilon Framework Themes <=2.4.8 - Remote Code Execution http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-36708.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b75c322-539d-44e9-8f26-5ff929874b67?source=cve
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/unauthenticated-function-injection-vulnerability-fixed-in-15-wordpress-themes/
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/11/large-scale-attacks-target-epsilon-framework-themes/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/unauthenticated-function-injection-vulnerability-in-wordpress-sparkling-theme/
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bec52a5b-c892-4763-a962-05da7100eca5