CVE-2021-24906 describes an authorization bypass vulnerability in the Protect WP Admin WordPress plugin prior to version 3.6.2. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to disable the plugin's protection via a crafted request, compromising the security of affected WordPress installations. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, leading to a high impact on availability by effectively removing the plugin's security features. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wp-experts:protect_wp_admin:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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