FKIE_CVE-2021-4360

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-06-07 02:15 - Updated: 2026-04-08 18:17
Severity
9.9 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
security@wordfence.comhttps://blog.nintechnet.com/vulnerabilities-fixed-in-wordpress-controlled-admin-access-plugin/Exploit
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/controlled-admin-access/trunk/readme.txtRelease Notes
security@wordfence.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5ddc0a9d-c081-4bef-aa87-3b10d037379cExploit
security@wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8c57211a-f59d-4379-b09e-7c6049a6b04d?source=cveThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://blog.nintechnet.com/vulnerabilities-fixed-in-wordpress-controlled-admin-access-plugin/Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/controlled-admin-access/trunk/readme.txtRelease Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5ddc0a9d-c081-4bef-aa87-3b10d037379cExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8c57211a-f59d-4379-b09e-7c6049a6b04d?source=cveThird Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wpruby controlled_admin_access *
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