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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-9519
CVE-2024-9519:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The UserPlus plugin for WordPress (versions up to and including 2.0) contains a vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-9519, discovered and reported by István Márton. The vulnerability is related to unauthorized modification of data due to an improper capability check in the 'savemetaboxform' function (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from an improper capability check in the 'savemetaboxform' function. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.2 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with editor-level permissions or above to update the registration form role to administrator, leading to privilege escalation (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade their UserPlus plugin to a version newer than 2.0 to address this vulnerability (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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