CVE-2024-49217

Description

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in madiriaashish Adding drop down roles in registration user-drop-down-roles-in-registration allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Adding drop down roles in registration: from n/a through <= 1.1.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-266 CWE-266

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
madirisalmanaashish	adding_drop_down_roles_in_registration	< 1.1

References

Other References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/user-drop-down-roles-in-registration/vulnerability/wordpress-adding-drop-down-roles-in-registration-plugin-1-1-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-49217? +

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in madiriaashish Adding drop down roles in registration user-drop-down-roles-in-registration allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Adding drop down roles in registration: from n/a through <= 1.1. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2024-49217? +

CVE-2024-49217 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8 out of 10, rated CRITICAL. This is a critical vulnerability that should be patched immediately.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-49217? +

CVE-2024-49217 affects products from madirisalmanaashish, specifically: adding_drop_down_roles_in_registration. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-49217? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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