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CVE-2021-39317 — Accesspressthemes Access Demo Importer security vulnerability

High CVSS 8.8

A WordPress plugin and several WordPress themes developed by AccessPress Themes are vulnerable to malicious file uploads via the plugin_offline_installer AJAX action due to a missing capability check in the plugin_offline_installer_callback function found in the /demo-functions.php file or /welcome.php file of the affected products. The complete list of affected products and their versions are below: WordPress Plugin: AccessPress Demo Importer <=1.0.6 WordPress Themes: accesspress-basic <= 3.2.1 accesspress-lite <= 2.92 accesspress-mag <= 2.6.5 accesspress-parallax <= 4.5 accesspress-root <= 2.5 accesspress-store <= 2.4.9 agency-lite <= 1.1.6 arrival <= 1.4.2 bingle <= 1.0.4 bloger <= 1.2.6 brovy <= 1.3 construction-lite <= 1.2.5 doko <= 1.0.27 edict-lite <= 1.1.4 eightlaw-lite <= 2.1.5 eightmedi-lite <= 2.1.8 eight-sec <= 1.1.4 eightstore-lite <= 1.2.5 enlighten <= 1.3.5 fotography <= 2.4.0 opstore <= 1.4.3 parallaxsome <= 1.3.6 punte <= 1.1.2 revolve <= 1.3.1 ripple <= 1.2.0 sakala <= 1.0.4 scrollme <= 2.1.0 storevilla <= 1.4.1 swing-lite <= 1.1.9 the100 <= 1.1.2 the-launcher <= 1.3.2 the-monday <= 1.4.1 ultra-seven <= 1.2.8 uncode-lite <= 1.3.3 vmag <= 1.2.7 vmagazine-lite <= 1…

Severity
High
CVSS
8.8 (3.1)
Published
2021-10-11
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
php/wordpress
Weaknesses
CWE-285, CWE-434

Affected products

  • accesspressthemes / access_demo_importer
  • accesspressthemes / accesspress-lite
  • accesspressthemes / accesspress-mag
  • accesspressthemes / accesspress-parallax
  • accesspressthemes / accesspress-root
  • accesspressthemes / accesspress-store

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Matched remediation archetype

Authorization bypass, IDOR, and cross-tenant access

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Check exposure

  • Map object and action authorization checks across API, UI, batch, import/export, and background-job paths.
  • Identify tenant, ownership, role, and policy boundaries for affected resources and administrative operations.
  • Use synthetic fixtures to compare intended access matrices without accessing another user's real data.

Remediate safely

  • Enforce server-side authorization at each resource access and state transition using the authenticated principal and trusted tenant context.
  • Scope data queries by tenant and ownership; treat client-supplied identifiers, roles, and policy claims as untrusted.
  • Add deny-by-default policy tests for horizontal and vertical access across every affected transport.

Authoritative sources

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