CVE-2023-29429 WordPress User Registration plugin <= 2.3.2.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the User Registration plugin to perform unauthorized actions due to missing authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-29429?
CVE-2023-29429 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in WPEverest User Registration, published on 9 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPEverest User Registration allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects User Registration: from n/a through 2.3.2.1.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29429?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpeverest User Registration.
How do I fix CVE-2023-29429?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29429 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2023-29429 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29429 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in WPEverest User Registration
- CVE-2023-3342 User Registration <= 3.0.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2023-3343 User Registration <= 3.0.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) PHP Object Injection
- CVE-2022-3912 User Registration < 2.2.4.1 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2025-1511 Cross-site scripting in User Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder
- CVE-2023-23987 WordPress User Registration Plugin <= 2.3.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fr5v-gxxp-r8wr.