CVE-2018-21013 describes an incorrect access control vulnerability in the Swape WordPress theme prior to version 1.2.1. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to create new administrator accounts by manipulating the xmlPath parameter in requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability poses a severe risk, enabling full compromise of affected WordPress sites. Despite its critical severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:upperthemes:swape:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.