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CVE-2024-9519

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 2024-10-10 Modified: 2026-06-17

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.

Affected Platforms

Wpuserplus Userplus

Weakness Type

CWE-266, NVD-CWE-noinfo

References