CVE-2024-9520 (GCVE-0-2024-9520)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-10-10 02:06 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:30
VLAI?
Title
UserPlus <= 2.0 - Missing Authorization via Multiple Functions
Summary
The UserPlus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access, modification, and loss of data due to a missing capability check on multiple functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or above, to add, modify, or delete user meta and plugin options.
Severity ?
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
userplus User registration & user profile – UserPlus Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.0 (semver)
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Credits
István Márton
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