CVE-2024-53810 WordPress Simple User Registration plugin <= 5.5 - Broken Access Control on User Deletion vulnerability
Attackers can delete users without proper authorization due to missing access controls in the Simple User Registration 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-2024-53810?
CVE-2024-53810 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in N-Media Simple User Registration, published on 6 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 N-Media Simple User Registration wp-registration allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Simple User Registration: from n/a through <= 5.5.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53810?
How do I fix CVE-2024-53810?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-53810 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-2024-53810 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53810 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9fvw-m753-cp9f.