FKIE_CVE-2021-24942

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-12-26 13:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:41
Severity
7.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/eaa28832-74c1-4cd5-9b0f-02338e23b418Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/eaa28832-74c1-4cd5-9b0f-02338e23b418Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
menu_item_visibility_control_project menu_item_visibility_control *
To clipboard 

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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:41:10.247",
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