WordPress TheCartPress 1.5.3.6 Privilege Escalation Unauthenticated
Priority HIGH 81CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
WordPress TheCartPress 1.5.3.6 contains an unauthenticated privilege escalation vulnerability that allows attackers to create administrator accounts by submitting crafted requests to the AJAX handler. Attackers can send POST requests to the tcp_register_and_login_ajax action with tcp_role set to administrator to gain full administrative access without authentication.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00403 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TheCartPress | TheCartPress | up to 1.5.3.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- TheCartPress VendorTheCartPress Affected up to 1.5.3.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-47932
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r2pw-m85m-3mfq
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
More TheCartPress vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-02922 The TheCartPress eCommerce Shopping Cart (aka The Professional WordPress eCommerce… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-03836 Cross-site scripting in TheCartPress boot-store CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2015-02921 Directory traversal vulnerability in the TheCartPress eCommerce Shopping Cart (aka The… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.0
- TI-2015-02920 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the TheCartPress eCommerce… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2024-05503 Boot Store <= 1.6.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Button Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2011-04484 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/OptionsPostsList.php in the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2021-47932 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-47932 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r2pw-m85m-3mfq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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