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.
History

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 17 Dec 2024 08:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title User Role Editor <= 4.64.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Privilege Escalation
Weaknesses CWE-352
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2024-12-17T08:22:46.918Z

Updated: 2024-12-17T14:28:52.194Z

Reserved: 2024-12-05T23:27:38.711Z

Link: CVE-2024-12293

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-12-17T14:28:44.491Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2024-12-17T09:15:05.347

Modified: 2024-12-17T09:15:05.347

Link: CVE-2024-12293

cve-icon Redhat

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