Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in User Role Editor Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-12293

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
User Role Editor
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 December 2024

What is CVE-2024-12293?

The User Role Editor plugin for WordPress is exposed to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability due to inadequate nonce validation in the update_roles() function. This flaw affects all versions up to and including 4.64.3 and allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate user roles. By tricking administrators into clicking a malicious link, attackers can perform unauthorized actions, including escalating privileges to that of an administrator. Website owners should upgrade to patched versions and implement security measures to mitigate this risk.

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Affected Version(s)

User Role Editor * <= 4.64.3

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-role-edit...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-role-edit...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dale Mavers
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