CVE-2021-24215

Q: How do I fix CVE-2021-24215?

Upgrade controlled admin access to 1.5.2 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2021-24215 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2021-24215 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 9.7% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2021-24215?

CVE-2021-24215 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2021-24215 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for controlled admin access (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

CRITICALEPSS 95th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-284Improper Access Control CWE-425

How to fix

Remediation Available

controlled admin accessNVD

Affected:< 1.5.2Fixed in:1.5.2CVE-2021-24215derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

9.73%probability of exploitation in 30 days

95thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

wpscan.com

Other references1

m0ze.ru

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2023-27350	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2019-1653	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-23752	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-29298	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-38205	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-27348	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2021-24215?

Upgrade controlled admin access to 1.5.2 or later.

Is CVE-2021-24215 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2021-24215 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 9.7% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2021-24215?

CVE-2021-24215 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2021-24215 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for controlled admin access (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.