Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in RegistrationMagic Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-1991

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Registrationmagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, And User Login
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 April 2024

What is CVE-2024-1991?

The RegistrationMagic plugin for WordPress is exposed to a privilege escalation vulnerability due to inadequate capability checks associated with the update_users_role() function. This weakness is present in all versions up to and including 5.3.0.0, enabling authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access or higher to gain unauthorized administrative privileges. Site administrators should review and apply available patches immediately to safeguard against potential exploitation.

Affected Version(s)

RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login * <= 5.3.0.0

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registr...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3049490/cust...

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

Krzysztof Zając
.