vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wpforms-user-registration: CVE-2023-52209: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jul 18, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 18, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The WPForms User Registration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.0. This is due to a missing capability check when adding a role option to a form. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to create a form that allows them to register as a higher privileged user.
Solution
wpforms-user-registration-plugin-cve-2023-52209
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52209
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/93554eb7-2f81-4eb1-809e-6dfe1f5b6196?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-56882
- CVE-2023-52209
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-52209
- CWE-269
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-56882
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