Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVE-2024-49217

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Madiri Salman Aashish
Status
Adding Drop Down Roles In Registration
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 October 2024

Summary

The Adding Drop Down Roles plugin, developed by Madiri Salman Aashish, contains a vulnerability that allows for incorrect privilege assignment, potentially leading to privilege escalation. This issue arises within the user registration process, where roles can be manipulated through drop-down options. Specifically, any user could leverage this flaw to escalate their privileges, compromising the integrity of user role assignments. The vulnerability affects versions up to and including 1.1, posing a significant risk to WordPress environments that utilize this plugin for user management.

Affected Version(s)

Adding drop down roles in registration <= 1.1

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/user-drop-d...
vdb-entry

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

João Pedro Soares de Alcântara - Kinorth (Patchstack Alliance)
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