CVE-2021-4360

moderate-risk
Published 2023-06-07

The Controlled Admin Access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.5.5 by not properly restricting access to the configuration page. This makes it possible for attackers to create a new administrator role with unrestricted access.

Do I need to act?

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0.12% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.9/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Wpruby

References (8)

Exploit https://blog.nintechnet.com/vulnerabilities-fixed-in-wordpress-controlled-admin-...
Release Notes https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/controlled-admin-access/trunk/readme.txt
Exploit https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5ddc0a9d-c081-4bef-aa87-3b10d037379c
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8c57211a-f59d-4379-b09...
Exploit https://blog.nintechnet.com/vulnerabilities-fixed-in-wordpress-controlled-admin-...
Release Notes https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/controlled-admin-access/trunk/readme.txt
Exploit https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5ddc0a9d-c081-4bef-aa87-3b10d037379c
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8c57211a-f59d-4379-b09...
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 33/34 · Critical
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal