CVE-2021-4366
PWA for WP & AMP < = 1.7.32 - Missing Authorization
The PWA for WP & AMP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the pwaforwp_update_features_options function in versions up to, and including, 1.7.32. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to change the otherwise restricted settings within the plugin.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
PWA for WP & AMP < = 1.7.32 - Missing Authorization
The PWA for WP & AMP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the pwaforwp_update_features_options function in versions up to, and including, 1.7.32. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to change the otherwise restricted settings within the plugin.
- Record
CVE-2021-4366- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-34193
The PWA for WP & AMP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the pwaforwp_update_features_options function in versions up to, and including, 1.7.32. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to change the otherwise restricted settings within the plugin.
- Record
EUVD-2021-34193- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xg55-gx79-h9h6
The PWA for WP & AMP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing...
The PWA for WP & AMP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the pwaforwp_update_features_options function in versions up to, and including, 1.7.32. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to change the otherwise restricted settings within the plugin.
- Record
GHSA-xg55-gx79-h9h6- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The PWA for WP & AMP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the pwaforwp_update_features_options function in versions up to, and including, 1.7.32. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to change the otherwise restricted settings within the plugin.
- Record
CVE-2021-4366- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-4366 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Magazine3 Pwa For Wp – Progressive Web Apps Made Simple, published June 7, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.63%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a9892dd1-3939-41a9-a828-fa1bf7d96eb8?source=cve
blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-pwa-for-wp-and-amp-plugin-fixed-vulnerabilities
wpscan.com/vulnerability/b38a51d7-375e-4cca-88ba-ccab796ac134
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4366
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xg55-gx79-h9h6