CVE-2021-24215

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

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 12, 2021 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorControlled Admin Access

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 9%

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.5.2
Affected range stops below 1.5.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284CWE-425

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