CVE-2021-24906

The Protect WP Admin WordPress plugin before 3.6.2 does not check for authorisation in the lib/pwa-deactivate.php file, which could allow unauthenticated users to disable the plugin (and therefore the protection offered) via a crafted request

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4204682b-f657-42e1-941c-bee7a245e9fd	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wp-experts:protect_wp_admin:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2022-01-24 08:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 18:48

NVD link : CVE-2021-24906

Mitre link : CVE-2021-24906

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-24906

JSON object : View

Products Affected

wp-experts

protect_wp_admin

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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