Unauthorized Plugin Installation and Activation Vulnerability Affects User Registration Forms for WordPress
CVE-2024-6069
8.8HIGH
What is CVE-2024-6069?
The Registration Forms plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers, including those with Subscriber-level access, to install, activate, and deactivate arbitrary plugins on the affected server. This issue arises from inadequate capability checks implemented in the functions pieregister_install_addon, pieregister_activate_addon, and pieregister_deactivate_addon. Attackers exploiting this vulnerability can potentially execute unauthorized code, compromising the security and integrity of the server.
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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