Vulnerability · Published Oct 10, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-9520UserPlus <= 2.0 - Missing Authorization via Multiple Functions
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in User registration & user profile – UserPlus from userplus. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The UserPlus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access, modification, and loss of data due to a missing capability check on multiple functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or above, to add, modify, or delete user meta and plugin options.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| userplus | User registration & user profile – UserPlus | 0 – through 2.0 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e64e41a1-ea8e-41b4-911c-672caf0d2df1?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userplus/trunk/admin/admin-ajax.php?rev=1627771#L216
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userplus/trunk/admin/admin-ajax.php?rev=1627771#L225
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userplus/trunk/admin/admin-ajax.php?rev=1627771#L186