Vulnerabilities > CVE-2021-4360 - Unspecified vulnerability in Wpruby Controlled Admin Access
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH 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.
Vulnerable Configurations
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5ddc0a9d-c081-4bef-aa87-3b10d037379c
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/vulnerabilities-fixed-in-wordpress-controlled-admin-access-plugin/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8c57211a-f59d-4379-b09e-7c6049a6b04d?source=cve
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/controlled-admin-access/trunk/readme.txt