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

What is CVE-2021-24215?

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

37% 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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CVE-2021-24215 : Controlled Admin Access < 1.5.2 - Improper Access Control & Privilege Escalation