CVE-2024-9519 UserPlus <= 2.0 - Authenticated (Editor+) Registration Form Update to Privilege Escalation
Authenticated editors can escalate privileges to administrator by modifying the registration form role due to improper capability checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-9519?
CVE-2024-9519 is a high-severity vulnerability in User registration & user profile – UserPlus, published on 10 Oct 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The UserPlus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an improper capability check on the 'save_metabox_form' function in versions up to, and including, 2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with editor-level permissions or above, to update the registration form role to administrator, which leads to privilege escalation.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9519?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpuserplus Userplus.
How do I fix CVE-2024-9519?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9519 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-9519 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9519 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in User registration & user profile – UserPlus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gvrq-2779-x2hw.