Controlled Admin Access <= 1.5.1 - Improper Access Control & Privilege Escalation

2021-03-23 00:00

R3N0

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.5.2

Affected PluginControlled Admin Access

Affected Version< 1.5.2

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2021-24215

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Vulnerability Overview

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.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.5.2, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24215 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/505b1f87-52c6-439c-a108-e2003971dc07

CVSS Vector

9.8

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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