Privilege Escalation in Royal Core Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-12129
8.8HIGH
What is CVE-2024-12129?
The Royal Core plugin for WordPress has a critical flaw that allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access and above to exploit the 'royal_restore_backup' function. Due to a lack of capability checks, these attackers can alter essential site options, including changing the default registration role to administrator. This loophole opens a pathway for malicious users to gain administrative control over vulnerable WordPress sites by enabling user registration functions.
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Affected Version(s)
Royal Core * <= 2.9.2
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved
Credit
Tonn