RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login <= 5.3.0.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
Vulnerability Description
The RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the update_users_role() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.3.0.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to escalate their privileges to that of an administrator
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Krzysztof Zając
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/766e3966-157a-4db3-9179-813032343f76?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/trunk//services/class_rm_user_services.php#L1205
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3049490/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager#file24
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