CVE-2024-7493

CRITICAL EPSS 42.6%
Published Sep 6, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Sep 6, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The WPCOM Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.2.1. This is due to the plugin allowing arbitrary data to be passed to wp_insert_user() during registration. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update their role to that of an administrator during registration.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
42.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management Authorization

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
wpcomwpcom_member* <1.5.3

References 3

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpcom-member/tags/1.5.2/includes/form-validation.php#L267
    Issue Tracking
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3147399/wpcom-member/trunk/includes/form-validation.php
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ec7f3e0c-a07c-4082-9b6b-12d0fbe0fdc8?source=cve
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.