CVE-2020-36721: The Brilliance <= 1.2.7, Activello <= 1.4.0, and Newspaper X <= 1.3.1 themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Plugin Activation/Deactivation. This is due to the 'activello_activate_plugin' and 'activel

medium Affects activello (WordPress plugin), affluent (WordPress plugin), allegiant (WordPress plugin), antreas (WordPress plugin), bonkers (WordPress plugin), brilliance (WordPress plugin) and 9 more. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2023-06-07; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Brilliance <= 1.2.7, Activello <= 1.4.0, and Newspaper X <= 1.3.1 themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Plugin Activation/Deactivation. This is due to the 'activello_activate_plugin' and 'activel

Package: activello (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <1.4.2
Fixed in: 1.4.2
Severity: medium CVSS 6.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (61.8th percentile)
Published: 2023-06-07
Source: nvd

References

The Brilliance <= 1.2.7, Activello <= 1.4.0, and Newspaper X <= 1.3.1 themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Plugin Activation/Deactivation. This is due to the 'activello_activate_plugin' and 'activel

Package: affluent (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <1.1.2
Fixed in: 1.1.2
Severity: medium CVSS 6.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (61.8th percentile)
Published: 2023-06-07
Source: nvd

References

The Brilliance <= 1.2.7, Activello <= 1.4.0, and Newspaper X <= 1.3.1 themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Plugin Activation/Deactivation. This is due to the 'activello_activate_plugin' and 'activel

Package: allegiant (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <1.2.6
Fixed in: 1.2.6
Severity: medium CVSS 6.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (61.8th percentile)
Published: 2023-06-07
Source: nvd

References

The Brilliance <= 1.2.7, Activello <= 1.4.0, and Newspaper X <= 1.3.1 themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Plugin Activation/Deactivation. This is due to the 'activello_activate_plugin' and 'activel

Package: antreas (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <1.0.7
Fixed in: 1.0.7
Severity: medium CVSS 6.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (61.8th percentile)
Published: 2023-06-07
Source: nvd

References

The Brilliance <= 1.2.7, Activello <= 1.4.0, and Newspaper X <= 1.3.1 themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Plugin Activation/Deactivation. This is due to the 'activello_activate_plugin' and 'activel

Package: bonkers (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <1.0.6
Fixed in: 1.0.6
Severity: medium CVSS 6.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (61.8th percentile)
Published: 2023-06-07
Source: nvd

References

The Brilliance <= 1.2.7, Activello <= 1.4.0, and Newspaper X <= 1.3.1 themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Plugin Activation/Deactivation. This is due to the 'activello_activate_plugin' and 'activel

Package: brilliance (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <1.3.0
Fixed in: 1.3.0
Severity: medium CVSS 6.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (61.8th percentile)
Published: 2023-06-07
Source: nvd

References

The Brilliance <= 1.2.7, Activello <= 1.4.0, and Newspaper X <= 1.3.1 themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Plugin Activation/Deactivation. This is due to the 'activello_activate_plugin' and 'activel

Package: illdy (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <2.1.7
Fixed in: 2.1.7
Severity: medium CVSS 6.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (61.8th percentile)
Published: 2023-06-07
Source: nvd

References

The Brilliance <= 1.2.7, Activello <= 1.4.0, and Newspaper X <= 1.3.1 themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Plugin Activation/Deactivation. This is due to the 'activello_activate_plugin' and 'activel

Package: medzone-lite (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <1.2.6
Fixed in: 1.2.6
Severity: medium CVSS 6.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (61.8th percentile)
Published: 2023-06-07
Source: nvd

References

The Brilliance <= 1.2.7, Activello <= 1.4.0, and Newspaper X <= 1.3.1 themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Plugin Activation/Deactivation. This is due to the 'activello_activate_plugin' and 'activel

Package: naturemag-lite (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <=1.0.4
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 6.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (61.8th percentile)
Published: 2023-06-07
Source: nvd

References

The Brilliance <= 1.2.7, Activello <= 1.4.0, and Newspaper X <= 1.3.1 themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Plugin Activation/Deactivation. This is due to the 'activello_activate_plugin' and 'activel

Package: newsmag (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <2.4.2
Fixed in: 2.4.2
Severity: medium CVSS 6.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (61.8th percentile)
Published: 2023-06-07
Source: nvd

References

The Brilliance <= 1.2.7, Activello <= 1.4.0, and Newspaper X <= 1.3.1 themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Plugin Activation/Deactivation. This is due to the 'activello_activate_plugin' and 'activel

Package: newspaper-x (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <1.3.2
Fixed in: 1.3.2
Severity: medium CVSS 6.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (61.8th percentile)
Published: 2023-06-07
Source: nvd

References

The Brilliance <= 1.2.7, Activello <= 1.4.0, and Newspaper X <= 1.3.1 themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Plugin Activation/Deactivation. This is due to the 'activello_activate_plugin' and 'activel

Package: pixova-lite (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <2.0.7
Fixed in: 2.0.7
Severity: medium CVSS 6.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (61.8th percentile)
Published: 2023-06-07
Source: nvd

References

The Brilliance <= 1.2.7, Activello <= 1.4.0, and Newspaper X <= 1.3.1 themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Plugin Activation/Deactivation. This is due to the 'activello_activate_plugin' and 'activel

Package: regina-lite (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <2.0.6
Fixed in: 2.0.6
Severity: medium CVSS 6.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (61.8th percentile)
Published: 2023-06-07
Source: nvd

References

The Brilliance <= 1.2.7, Activello <= 1.4.0, and Newspaper X <= 1.3.1 themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Plugin Activation/Deactivation. This is due to the 'activello_activate_plugin' and 'activel

Package: shapely (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <1.2.9
Fixed in: 1.2.9
Severity: medium CVSS 6.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (61.8th percentile)
Published: 2023-06-07
Source: nvd

References

The Brilliance <= 1.2.7, Activello <= 1.4.0, and Newspaper X <= 1.3.1 themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Plugin Activation/Deactivation. This is due to the 'activello_activate_plugin' and 'activel

Package: transcend (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <1.2.0
Fixed in: 1.2.0
Severity: medium CVSS 6.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (61.8th percentile)
Published: 2023-06-07
Source: nvd

References

CWE-284 CWE-862

NVD record activello (WordPress plugin) advisories affluent (WordPress plugin) advisories allegiant (WordPress plugin) advisories antreas (WordPress plugin) advisories bonkers (WordPress plugin) advisories brilliance (WordPress plugin) advisories

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