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CVE-2024-12293

HIGH

8.8

Description

The User Role Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.64.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the update_roles() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add or remove roles for arbitrary users, including escalating their privileges to administrator, via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published12/17/2024

Last Modified12/17/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-352

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-role-editor/trunk/includes/classes/grant-roles.php#L184(security@wordfence.com)

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-role-editor/trunk/includes/classes/grant-roles.php#L187(security@wordfence.com)

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3208193/(security@wordfence.com)

https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-role-editor/#developers(security@wordfence.com)

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6f359d02-d4ce-4045-9e79-ae0f92b84766?source=cve(security@wordfence.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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