{"cve":"CVE-2021-4360","nvd":{"published":"2023-06-07T02:15:14.293","modified":"2026-06-17T04:19:34.550","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-284"],"references":["https://blog.nintechnet.com/vulnerabilities-fixed-in-wordpress-controlled-admin-access-plugin/","https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/controlled-admin-access/trunk/readme.txt","https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5ddc0a9d-c081-4bef-aa87-3b10d037379c","https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8c57211a-f59d-4379-b09e-7c6049a6b04d?source=cve","https://blog.nintechnet.com/vulnerabilities-fixed-in-wordpress-controlled-admin-access-plugin/"],"products":["wpruby:controlled_admin_access"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:38:24.161619714+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-4360","score":0.01153,"percentile":0.66982,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}