CVE-2024-9195 WHMPress - WHMCS Client Area <= 4.3-revision-3- Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Options Update
Authenticated subscribers can update arbitrary site options to escalate privileges to administrator due to missing capability checks.
- 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-2024-9195?
CVE-2024-9195 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in creativeon WHMCS Client Area for WordPress by WHMpress, published on 28 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WHMPress - WHMCS Client Area plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the update_settings case in the /admin/ajax.php file in all versions up to, and including, 4.3-revision-3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9195?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Whmpress Whmcs Client Area.
How do I fix CVE-2024-9195?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9195 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-2024-9195 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9195 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q9xj-2564-fqxc.