Unauthorized Access to User Data in UserPlus Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-9520

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

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

What is CVE-2024-9520?

The UserPlus plugin for WordPress is affected by a vulnerability that allows unauthorized access, alteration, and potential loss of data due to a missing capability check in several of its functions. This flaw impacts all versions up to and including 2.0, enabling authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or higher to manipulate user meta data and plugin options. Such access may lead to serious implications for user security and data integrity within dependent WordPress sites.

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Affected Version(s)

User registration & user profile – UserPlus * <= 2.0

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userplus/trunk...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userplus/trunk...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

István Márton
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