VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-21013
The Swape theme before 1.2.1 for WordPress has incorrect access control, as demonstrated by allowing new administrator accounts via vectors involving xmlPath to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.99%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.99%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Swape theme before 1.2.1 for WordPress has incorrect access control, as demonstrated by allowing new administrator accounts via vectors involving xmlPath to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.99% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- upperthemes/swape
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9024Exploit, Product, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9024Exploit, Product, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.