CVE-2021-25032
CRITICAL EXPLOITED NUCLEIPublishPress Capabilities <2.3.1 - CSRF
Title source: llmDescription
The PublishPress Capabilities WordPress plugin before 2.3.1, PublishPress Capabilities Pro WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when updating the plugin's settings via the init hook, and does not ensure that the options to be updated belong to the plugin. As a result, unauthenticated attackers could update arbitrary blog options, such as the default role and make any new registered user with an administrator role.
Exploits (1)
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WORKING POC
by RandomRobbieBF · client-side
https://github.com/RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2021-25032
Nuclei Templates (1)
PublishPress Capabilities < 2.3.1 - Missing Authorization
CRITICALVERIFIEDby ritikchaddha
FOFA:
body="/wp-content/plugins/capability-manager-enhanced"
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.8189
EPSS Percentile
99.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Intel
VulnCheck KEV
2021-12-06
Classification
CWE
CWE-862
CWE-352
Status
published
Affected Products (2)
publishpress/capabilities
< 2.3.1
publishpress/capabilities
< 2.3.1
Timeline
Published
Jan 10, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026