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TI-2021-07085 Aliases CVE-2021-24803GHSA-cjg4-c2hx-54x2

Core Tweaks WP Setup <= 4.1 - Arbitrary Admin Account Creation / Admin Email Update via CSRF

Priority LOW 39CWE-352Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Tampering
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.

Summary

The Core Tweaks WP Setup WordPress plugin through 4.1 allows to bulk-set many settings in WordPress, including the admin email, as well as creating a new admin account. There is no CSRF protection in place, allowing an attacker to arbitrary change the admin email or create another admin account and takeover the website via CSRF attacks

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00628 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownCore Tweaks WP Setup4.1 – 4.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Core Tweaks WP Setup VendorUnknown Affected 4.1 – 4.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:core_tweaks_wp_setup_project:core_tweaks_wp_setup:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*up to 4.1VulnerableCore Tweaks Wp Setup Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:core_tweaks_wp_setup_project:core_tweaks_wp_setup:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 4.1 Vulnerable ·Core Tweaks Wp Setup Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24803
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cjg4-c2hx-54x2
  3. 2026-10-30 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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