Controlled Admin Access < 1.5.2 - Improper Access Control & Privilege Escalation
CVE-2021-24215

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Controlled Admin Access
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 April 2021

Summary

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 Version(s)

Controlled Admin Access 1.5.2

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/eec0f29f-a985-4285-8eed-...
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https://m0ze.ru/vulnerability/%5B2021-03-18%5D-%5BWordPre...
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EPSS Score

24% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

m0ze
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