CVE-2024-9519

CVSS V2 None CVSS V3 None

Description

The UserPlus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an improper capability check on the 'save_metabox_form' function in versions up to, and including, 2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with editor-level permissions or above, to update the registration form role to administrator, which leads to privilege escalation.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2024-9519

Assigner
Wordfence

Vulnerability Status
PUBLISHED

Published Version
2024-10-10T02:06:03.574Z

Last Modified Date
2024-10-10T02:06:03.574Z

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-266	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/266.html

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1148b18d-7af1-41c6-bd7f-1b2d53cb44e6?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userplus/trunk/admin/admin-post-metaboxes.php?rev=1627771#L62

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9519
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-9519

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2024-10-10 13:43:09				Added to TrackCVE