Auth bypass in Thecartpress
CVE-2021-47932
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.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Thecartpress — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50378 (exploit)
- wordpress.org/plugin/thecartpress (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-thecartpress-privilege-escalation-unauth… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-47932?
- CVE-2021-47932 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Thecartpress, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-05-10.
- How severe is CVE-2021-47932?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.