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CVE-2021-47932

WordPress TheCartPress 1.5.3.6 Privilege Escalation Unauthenticated

Published: May 10, 2026Updated: Jul 24, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-862
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 67.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-862

Affected Products

thecartpress
commercial
TheCartPressMixed
Web & CMS Plugins / ecommerce-platform

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
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References

https://wordpress.org/plugin/thecartpress
wordpress.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50378
exploit-db.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-thecartpress-privilege-escalation-unauthenticated
vulncheck.com

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