PT-2024-18479
CVE-2024-1991
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Published
2024-03-14
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Updated
2026-09-19
Description by
CVSS 3.1
8.8
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 5.3.0.0
Description
The issue is related to a missing capability check on the
update users role() function, which allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above to escalate their privileges to that of an administrator.Recommendations
For versions up to, and including, 5.3.0.0, update to a version that includes a fix for the missing capability check on the
update users role() function.
As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the update users role() function until a patch is available. Found an issue in the description? Have something to add? Feel free to write us 👾