Is CVE-2021-24215 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-24215 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-24215?

CVE-2021-24215 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-24215?

CVE-2021-24215 has an EPSS score of 9.73% (95th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24215?

Upgrade controlled admin access to 1.5.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-24215

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

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

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

References

Exploit1

wpscan.com

Other references1

m0ze.ru

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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.