CVE-2021-47932
Unauthenticated admin creation via TheCartPress AJAX leads to full admin access.
Is CVE-2021-47932 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2021-47932 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2021-47932?
CVE-2021-47932 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.3. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2021-47932?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2021-47932. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2021-47932 affect?
CVE-2021-47932 affects WordPress TheCartPress 1.5.3.6. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2021-47932?
Upgrade to patched TheCartPress; audit admins; monitor for new admin activity.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated privilege escalation via TheCartPress AJAX (tcp_register_and_login_ajax); attacker can create admin accounts and gain full control.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 1.5.3.6
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.