CVE•Published 2023-06-07•Modified 2026-04-08•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2021-4360Wpruby · Controlled_admin_access
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.9
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
32
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 68% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
The Controlled Admin Access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.5.5 by not properly restricting access to the configuration page. This makes it possible for attackers to create a new administrator role with unrestricted access.
Timeline
Published 2023-06-07
Modified 2026-04-08
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2021-4360Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · WP plugin path
http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/controlled-admin-access/"Matches any site loading the "controlled-admin-access" plugin — doesn't rely on Shodan's vuln tag.
Shodan · product
product:"Wpruby Controlled Admin Access"All exposed Wpruby Controlled Admin Access instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Controlled Admin Access"HTTP body or banner mentions "Controlled Admin Access" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2021-4360Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2021-4360Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2021-4360Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2021-4360GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2021-4360" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.