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1 vulnerability by menu_item_visibility_control_project

CVE-2021-24942 (GCVE-0-2021-24942)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-26 12:28 – Updated: 2025-04-14 13:01
VLAI
Title
Menu Item Visibility Control <= 0.5 - Admin+ Arbitrary PHP Code Execution
Summary
The Menu Item Visibility Control WordPress plugin through 0.5 doesn't sanitize and validate the "Visibility logic" option for WordPress menu items, which could allow highly privileged users to execute arbitrary PHP code even in a hardened environment.
Severity
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/eaa28832-74c1-4c… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Menu Item Visibility Control Affected: 0 , ≤ 0.5 (custom)
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Credits
bl4derunner WPScan
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