WPCOM Member, CVE-2024-7493

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2024-7493
Home page URL: Security reports for WPCOM Member
Application: WPCOM Member
Published on: Sep 06, 2024
Research Description: 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.
Affected versions: Min -, max 1.5.2.1.
Status: vulnerable