CVE-2021-24215
Controlled Admin Access < 1.5.2 - Improper Access Control & Privilege Escalation
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2021-24215- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-284, CWE-425
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Controlled Admin Access < 1.5.2 - Improper Access Control & Privilege Escalation
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.
- Record
CVE-2021-24215- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-11129 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2021-11129- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5wrq-c7c8-h4hx
An Improper Access Control vulnerability was discovered in the Controlled Admin Access WordPress...
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.
- Record
GHSA-5wrq-c7c8-h4hx- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284, CWE-425
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | Controlled Admin Access WordPress Plugin <= 1.4.0 - Improper Access Control & Privilege Escalation |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-24215 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Unknown Controlled Admin Access, published April 12, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.47%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wpscan.com/vulnerability/eec0f29f-a985-4285-8eed-d1855d204a20
m0ze.ru/vulnerability/%5B2021-03-18%5D-%5BWordPress%5D-%5BCWE-284%5D-Controlled-Admin-Access-WordPress-Plugin-v1.4.0.txt
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24215
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5wrq-c7c8-h4hx