What is CVE-2024-9518?

CVE-2024-9518 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Userplus User Registration & Profile –, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2024-9518?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-9518 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Userplus User Registration & Profile –

CVE-2024-9518

The UserPlus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 2.0 due to insufficient restriction on the 'form_actions' and 'userplus_update_user_profile' functions. This makes it possible for un…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.005 (39.2th 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

Userplus User Registration & Profile – — versions 0
Wpuserplus Userplus

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-9518?: CVE-2024-9518 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Userplus User Registration & Profile –, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2024-9518?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-9518 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.