CVE-2021-47932

Critical

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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductTheCartPress
PublishedMay 10, 2026
First seenMay 10, 2026

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
thecartpress TheCartPressv ≤ 1.5.3.6—

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