vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wp-user-frontend: CVE-2021-24649: Improper Privilege Management
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N) | Oct 31, 2022 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 29, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N)
Published
Oct 31, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026
Description
The WP User Frontend plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to the default user role checking on the process_registration function in versions up to, and including, 3.5.28 which accepts user supplied input via the urhidden value. This makes it possible for attackers, under certain circumstances, to register as administrators. This requires the attacker have access to the AUTH_KEY and AUTH_SALT values from wp-config.php.
Solution
wp-user-frontend-plugin-cve-2021-24649
References
Rapid7 Labs
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