vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: controlled-admin-access: CVE-2021-24215: Improper Access Control
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Mar 23, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 29, 2026 |
Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Mar 23, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026
Description
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.
Solution
controlled-admin-access-plugin-cve-2021-24215
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24215
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/505b1f87-52c6-439c-a108-e2003971dc07?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11129
- CVE-2021-24215
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24215
- CWE-284
- CWE-425
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-11129
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