CVE•Published 2023-06-07•Modified 2026-04-08•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2020-36708Colorlib · Activello

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

100

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 0% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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.

Timeline

Published 2023-06-07

Modified 2026-04-08

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2020-36708

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · WP plugin path

http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/activello/"

Matches any site loading the "activello" plugin — doesn't rely on Shodan's vuln tag.

Shodan · product

product:"Colorlib Activello"

All exposed Colorlib Activello instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Activello"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Activello" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.