CVE-2024-0701 UserPro <= 5.1.6 - Disabled Membership Registration Bypass

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can bypass disabled registration settings to create accounts in the UserPro WordPress plugin.

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-2024-0701?

CVE-2024-0701 is a medium-severity vulnerability in UserPro - Community and User Profile WordPress Plugin, published on 5 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The UserPro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Security Feature Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.6. This is due to the use of client-side restrictions to enforce the 'Disabled registration' Membership feature within the plugin's General settings. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register an account even when account registration has been disabled by an administrator.

Weakness: CWE-602

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0701?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Userproplugin Userpro.

How do I fix CVE-2024-0701?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0701 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-0701 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0701 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9hq7-63hh-f94f.

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