Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 6, 2024· Updated Apr 8, 2026
CVE-2024-7493
CVE-2024-7493
Description
The WPCOM Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.2.1. This is due to the plugin allowing arbitrary data to be passed to wp_insert_user() during registration. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update their role to that of an administrator during registration.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:wpcom:wpcom_member:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wpcom:wpcom_member:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*range: <1.5.3
- (no CPE)range: <=1.5.2.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ec7f3e0c-a07c-4082-9b6b-12d0fbe0fdc8nvdThird Party Advisory
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpcom-member/tags/1.5.2/includes/form-validation.phpnvdIssue Tracking
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3147399/wpcom-member/trunk/includes/form-validation.phpnvd
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