CVE-2021-24942 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Menu Item Visibility Control WordPress plugin through 0.5 doesn't sanitize and validate the "Visibility logic" option for WordPress menu items, which could allow highly privileged users to execute arbitrary PHP code even in a hardened environment.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00322.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Menu Item Visibility Control Project	Menu Item Visibility Control

Configuration 1 [-]

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-11854	The Menu Item Visibility Control WordPress plugin through 0.5 doesn't sanitize and validate the "Visibility logic" option for WordPress menu items, which could allow highly privileged users to execute arbitrary PHP code even in a hardened environment.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/eaa28832-74c1-4cd5-9b0f-02338e23b418

History

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2022-12-26T12:28:21.456Z

Updated: 2025-04-14T13:01:26.113Z

Reserved: 2021-01-14T15:03:46.814Z

Link: CVE-2021-24942

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:49:13.528Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-26T13:15:11.223

Modified: 2025-04-14T13:15:14.923

Link: CVE-2021-24942

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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