Menu Item Visibility Control <= 0.5 - Admin+ Arbitrary PHP Code Execution
Priority HIGH 67Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01312 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Menu Item Visibility Control | up to 0.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Menu Item Visibility Control VendorUnknown Affected up to 0.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:menu_item_visibility_control_project:menu_item_visibility_control:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 0.5 | Vulnerable | Menu Item Visibility Control Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:menu_item_visibility_control_project:menu_item_visibility_control:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 0.5 Vulnerable ·Menu Item Visibility Control Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24942
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vgw7-4fx3-67r7
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-24942 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24942 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vgw7-4fx3-67r7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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