PT-2024-18479 · WordPress · Registrationmagic

Krzysztof Zając · Published 2024-04-09 · Updated 2025-01-31 · CVE-2024-1991

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 5.3.0.0

Description The issue is related to a missing capability check on the update users role() function, which allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above to escalate their privileges to that of an administrator.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 5.3.0.0, update to a version that includes a fix for the missing capability check on the update users role() function. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the update users role() function until a patch is available.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-1991

Affected Products

Registrationmagic

References · 7

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3049490/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager#file24 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1991 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1991 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/766e3966-157a-4db3-9179-813032343f76?source=cve · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/trunk//services/class_rm_user_services.php#L1205 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/109334 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1777820924105912709 · Twitter Post