CVE-2021-24215

Controlled Admin Access < 1.5.2 - Improper Access Control & Privilege Escalation

An Improper Access Control vulnerability was discovered in the Controlled Admin Access WordPress plugin before 1.5.2. Uncontrolled access to the website customization functionality and global CMS settings, like /wp-admin/customization.php and /wp-admin/options.php, can lead to a complete compromise of the target resource.

Affected

Controlled Admin Access

CVSS v3.1 NVD

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

8.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 95th percentile

Nuclei

critical

Published

2021-04-12

Updated

2024-08-03

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/eec0f29f-a985-4285-8eed-d1855d204a20

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-24215.yaml

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry