CVE-2024-7493 (GCVE-0-2024-7493)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-09-06 13:55
Modified
2026-04-08 17:31
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Summary
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
whyun WPCOM Member Version: 0   ≤ 1.5.2.1
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