PT-2019-10438 · WordPress · Swape Theme For Wordpress

Published 2019-09-09 · Updated 2019-09-09 · CVE-2018-21013

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Swape theme for WordPress versions prior to 1.2.1

Description The issue concerns incorrect access control in the Swape theme for WordPress. This allows unauthorized creation of new administrator accounts through specific vectors involving the xmlPath to the "wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" endpoint.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.2.1, update to version 1.2.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-21013

Affected Products

Swape Theme For Wordpress

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9024 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-21013 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-21013 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/6605 · Telegram Post