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CVE-2021-4360

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Date: June 6, 2023

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.

Language: PHP

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Related Resources (6)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4360
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://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-4360

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): CHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

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