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CVE-2021-4360
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 acce…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wpruby | Controlled Admin Access | through 1.5.5 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/vulnerabilities-fixed-in-wordpress-controlled-admin-access-plugin/
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/controlled-admin-access/trunk/readme.txt
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5ddc0a9d-c081-4bef-aa87-3b10d037379c
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8c57211a-f59d-4379-b09e-7c6049a6b04d?source=cve
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/vulnerabilities-fixed-in-wordpress-controlled-admin-access-plugin/
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/controlled-admin-access/trunk/readme.txt
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5ddc0a9d-c081-4bef-aa87-3b10d037379c
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8c57211a-f59d-4379-b09e-7c6049a6b04d?source=cve