Unauthorized Data Modification in UserPlus Plugin for WordPress

CVE-2024-9519
7.2HIGH

Key Information

Vendor
Userplus
Status
User Registration & User Profile – Userplus
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 October 2024

Summary

The UserPlus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an improper capability check on the 'save_metabox_form' function in versions up to, and including, 2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with editor-level permissions or above, to update the registration form role to administrator, which leads to privilege escalation.

Affected Version(s)

User registration & user profile – UserPlus <= 2.0

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published.

  • Disclosed

  • Vulnerability Reserved.

  • Discovered

  • Vendor Notified

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database

Credit

István Márton
.