Privilege escalation in Coderevolution Echo Rss Feed Post Generator
CVE-2024-9265
The Echo RSS Feed Post Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.6. This is due to the plugin not properly restricting the roles that can set during registration through the echo_check_post_header_sent() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register as an administrator.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.006 (45.8th 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-9265?
- CVE-2024-9265 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Coderevolution Echo Rss Feed Post Generator, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-10-01.
- How severe is CVE-2024-9265?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-9265 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.