CVE-2024-9192 WP Video Robot <= 1.20.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via User Meta Update
Authenticated subscribers can escalate privileges to administrator by exploiting insufficient validation in user meta updates within the WP Video Robot plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-9192?
CVE-2024-9192 is a high-severity vulnerability in pressaholic WordPress Video Robot - The Ultimate Video Importer, published on 16 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WordPress Video Robot - The Ultimate Video Importer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to insufficient validation on user meta that can be updated in the wpvr_rate_request_result() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.20.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update their user meta on a WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update their capabilities to that of an administrator.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9192?
How do I fix CVE-2024-9192?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9192 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-9192 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9192 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f3hj-px43-qpfm.