vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: protect-wp-admin: CVE-2021-24906: Incorrect Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Dec 23, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Dec 23, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Protect WP Admin WordPress plugin before 3.7 does not check for authorisation in the lib/pwa-deactivate.php file, which could allow unauthenticated users to disable the plugin (and therefore the protection offered) via a crafted request
Solution
protect-wp-admin-plugin-cve-2021-24906
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24906
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2295b532-7833-4f5d-9778-de26390b04bd?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11818
- CVE-2021-24906
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24906
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-11818
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