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CVE-2021-24215

CRITICAL 9.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
April 12, 2021
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-284, CWE-425
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Affected WordPress components

  • Controlled Admin Access Plugin · controlled-admin-access
    Confirmed match Active
    From 1.5.2 (including) to 1.5.2 (excluding)
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Controlled Admin Access — From 1.5.2 (including) to 1.5.2 (excluding)
  • wpruby controlled_admin_access — Before 1.5.2

References

  • m0ze.ru https://m0ze.ru/vulnerability/%5B2021-03-18%5D-%5BWordPress%5D-%5BCWE-284%5D-Controlled-Admin-Access-WordPress-Plugin-v1.4.0.txt
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/eec0f29f-a985-4285-8eed-d1855d204a20 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record