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1 vulnerability by waseem_senjer

CVE-2021-4360 (GCVE-0-2021-4360)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-07 01:51 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:05
VLAI
Title
Controlled Admin Access < 1.5.6 - Privilege Escalation
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.
Severity
9.9 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
waseem_senjer Controlled Admin Access Affected: 0 , < 1.5.6 (semver)
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Credits
Jerome Bruandet
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