CSRF in Shinephp User Role Editor
CVE-2024-12293
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.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 23.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Shinephp User Role Editor — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6f359d02-d4ce-4045-9e79-ae0f9…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-role-editor/trunk/includes/classes/gran…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-role-editor/trunk/includes/classes/gran…
- wordpress.org/plugins/user-role-editor/
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3208193/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-12293?
- CVE-2024-12293 is a high-severity vulnerability in Shinephp User Role Editor, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-12-17.
- How severe is CVE-2024-12293?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-12293 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.