What is the severity of CVE-2024-7493?

CVE-2024-7493 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation.

How do I fix CVE-2024-7493?

To fix CVE-2024-7493, update the WPCOM Member plugin to version 1.5.3 or later.

Who is affected by CVE-2024-7493?

CVE-2024-7493 affects all versions of the WPCOM Member plugin for WordPress up to and including version 1.5.2.1.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-7493?

CVE-2024-7493 is a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate user registration processes.

What can attackers do with CVE-2024-7493?

Attackers exploiting CVE-2024-7493 can gain unauthorized access to administrative privileges by injecting arbitrary data during user registration.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2024-7493

critical

9.8

CWE

269

EPSS

0.091%

6/9/2024

26/9/2024

CVE-2024-7493: WPCOM Member <= 1.5.2.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via User Meta

First published: Fri Sep 06 2024(Updated: )

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.

Credit: security@wordfence.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
WordPress	<1.5.3

Never miss a vulnerability like this again

Reference Links

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-7493?
CVE-2024-7493 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation.
How do I fix CVE-2024-7493?
To fix CVE-2024-7493, update the WPCOM Member plugin to version 1.5.3 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2024-7493?
CVE-2024-7493 affects all versions of the WPCOM Member plugin for WordPress up to and including version 1.5.2.1.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-7493?
CVE-2024-7493 is a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate user registration processes.
What can attackers do with CVE-2024-7493?
Attackers exploiting CVE-2024-7493 can gain unauthorized access to administrative privileges by injecting arbitrary data during user registration.

agent/weakness
agent/references
agent/title
agent/type
agent/first-publish-date
agent/description
agent/severity
agent/author
agent/event
collector/mitre-cve
source/MITRE
agent/last-modified-date
agent/softwarecombine
agent/epss
collector/epss-latest
source/FIRST
agent/source
agent/tags
collector/nvd-api
source/NVD
agent/software-canonical-lookup
agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
vendor/wpcom
canonical/wordpress

Company

Resources

Contact

SecAlerts Pty Ltd.
132 Wickham Terrace
Fortitude Valley,
QLD 4006, Australia
info@secalerts.co

By using SecAlerts services, you agree to our services end-user license agreement. This website is safeguarded by reCAPTCHA and governed by the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. All names, logos, and brands of products are owned by their respective owners, and any usage of these names, logos, and brands for identification purposes only does not imply endorsement. If you possess any content that requires removal, please get in touch with us.