vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: houzez-login-register: CVE-2023-26009: Improper Privilege Management
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Feb 23, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Feb 23, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Houzez Login Register plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 2.6.3. This is due to improper assignment of privileges on user registration that allows users to supply their own role via the houzez_register AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register as administrators on vulnerable sites.
Solution
houzez-login-register-plugin-cve-2023-26009
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-26009
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2948d8f6-4b7b-49c3-a917-4306448416ff?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-29896
- CVE-2023-26009
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-26009
- CWE-269
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-29896
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