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CVE-2018-21013: The Swape theme before 1.2.1 for WordPress has incorrect access control, as demonstrated by allowing new administrator accounts via vectors involving xmlPath to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.

critical Affects swape (WordPress theme). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Swape theme before 1.2.1 for WordPress has incorrect access control, as demonstrated by allowing new administrator accounts via vectors involving xmlPath to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.

Package
swape (WordPress theme) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.2.1
Fixed in
1.2.1
Severity
critical  CVSS 9.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (80.6th percentile)
Published
2019-09-09
Source
nvd

References

CWE-269
NVD recordswape (WordPress theme) advisories

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