CVE-2024-9518 UserPlus <= 2.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

Q: What is CVE-2024-9518?

CVE-2024-9518 is a critical vulnerability in User registration & user profile – UserPlus, published on 10 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Q: Is CVE-2024-9518 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9518 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-9518?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9518 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Critical 9.8 Published 10 Oct 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Unauthenticated attackers can escalate privileges by specifying their user role during registration in the UserPlus 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-2024-9518?

CVE-2024-9518 is a critical vulnerability in User registration & user profile – UserPlus, published on 10 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The UserPlus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 2.0 due to insufficient restriction on the 'form_actions' and 'userplus_update_user_profile' functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to specify their user role by supplying the 'role' parameter during a registration.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9518?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpuserplus Userplus.

How do I fix CVE-2024-9518?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9518 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-9518 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9518 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-75jv-g4w5-cpjq.