Vulnerability in Wpruby Controlled Admin Access

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.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.097 (95.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-24215: held from 0.097 to 0.097.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.097 · newest: 0.097 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24215?
CVE-2021-24215 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wpruby Controlled Admin Access, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-04-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-24215?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24215 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.