CVE-2021-24215 is an Improper Access Control vulnerability affecting the Controlled Admin Access WordPress plugin prior to version 1.5.2. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to gain full control over website customization and global CMS settings, leading to a complete compromise of the affected resource. Rated 9.8 Critical on the CVSS scale, it has a low attack complexity and no user interaction required, enabling full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking Metasploit or ExploitDB entries, Nuclei templates exist, and it has a high EPSS score, indicating a significant likelihood of future exploitation despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpruby:controlled_admin_access:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.