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CVE-2021-24175

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 14.46% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-04-05 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects WordPress. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 14.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2021-24175
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
14.46%
WordPress

Original NVD Description

The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder WordPress plugin before 4.1.7 was being actively exploited to by malicious actors to bypass authentication, allowing unauthenticated users to log in as any user (including admin) by just providing the related username, as well as create accounts with arbitrary roles, such as admin. These issues can be exploited even if registration is disabled, and the Login widget is not active.

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