Controlled Admin Access < 1.5.6 - Privilege Escalation

9.9
Improper Access Control
CVE CVE-2021-4360
CVSS 9.9 (Critical)
Publicly Published March 30, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Jerome Bruandet - NinTechNet

Description

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.

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Vulnerability Details for Controlled Admin Access

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug controlled-admin-access (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.5.6, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 1.5.6
Patched Version
  • 1.5.6

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