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CVE-2020-36708: Epsilon Framework Themes (Various Versions) - Function Injection

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 65.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-06-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-94

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

• Silkalns Activello: before 1.4.2 — fixed in 1.4.2
• silkalns Bonkers: before 1.0.6 — fixed in 1.0.6
• silkalns Illdy: before 2.1.7 — fixed in 2.1.7
• silkalns Newspaper X: before 1.3.2 — fixed in 1.3.2
• silkalns Pixova Lite: before 2.0.7 — fixed in 2.0.7
• silkalns Shapely: before 1.2.9 — fixed in 1.2.9
• Colorlib Sparklinkg: through 2.4.8
• Cpothemes Affluent: before 1.1.2 — fixed in 1.1.2
• WP Chill Allegiant: before 1.2.6 — fixed in 1.2.6
• Cpothemes Brilliance: before 1.3.0 — fixed in 1.3.0
• Cpothemes Transcend: before 1.2.0 — fixed in 1.2.0
• machothemes Antreas: before 1.0.7 — fixed in 1.0.7
• machothemes MedZone Lite: before 1.2.6 — fixed in 1.2.6
• machothemes NatureMag Lite: through 1.0.4
• Macho Themes NewsMag: before 2.4.2 — fixed in 2.4.2
• Macho Themes Regina Lite: before 2.0.6 — fixed in 2.0.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Silkalns Activello 1.4.2; silkalns Bonkers 1.0.6; silkalns Illdy 2.1.7; silkalns Newspaper X 1.3.2; silkalns Pixova Lite 2.0.7; silkalns Shapely 1.2.9; Cpothemes Affluent 1.1.2; WP Chill Allegiant 1.2.6; Cpothemes Brilliance 1.3.0; Cpothemes Transcend 1.2.0; machothemes Antreas 1.0.7; machothemes MedZone Lite 1.2.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://blog.nintechnet.com/unauthenticated-function-injection-vulnerability-fixed-in-15-wordpress-themes/
• https://blog.nintechnet.com/unauthenticated-function-injection-vulnerability-in-wordpress-sparkling-theme/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bec52a5b-c892-4763-a962-05da7100eca5
• https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/11/large-scale-attacks-target-epsilon-framework-themes/
• 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://blog.nintechnet.com/unauthenticated-function-injection-vulnerability-in-wordpress-sparkling-theme/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bec52a5b-c892-4763-a962-05da7100eca5
• https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/11/large-scale-attacks-target-epsilon-framework-themes/
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b75c322-539d-44e9-8f26-5ff929874b67?source=cve

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