CVE-2021-24215 (GCVE-0-2021-24215)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-12 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:21
VLAI
Title
Controlled Admin Access < 1.5.2 - Improper Access Control & Privilege Escalation
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Controlled Admin Access Affected: 1.5.2 , < 1.5.2 (custom)
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Credits
m0ze
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