Privilege escalation in Whyun Wpcom Member
CVE-2024-7493
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 i…
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.006 (42.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Whyun Wpcom Member — versions 0
- Wpcom Wpcom_member
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Issue Tracking)
- security@wordfence.com
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-7493?
- CVE-2024-7493 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Whyun Wpcom Member, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-09-06.
- How severe is CVE-2024-7493?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-7493 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.