CVE-2024-12293 json
User Role Editor <= 4.64.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Privilege Escalation
published 2024-12-17 22 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-50749
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 26%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The User Role Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.64.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the update_roles() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add or remove roles for arbitrary users, including escalating their privileges to administrator, via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 22 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- shinephp User Role Editor
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6f359d02-d4ce-4045-9e79-ae0f92b84766?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/user-role-editor/trunk/includes/classes/grant-roles.php#L184
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/user-role-editor/trunk/includes/classes/grant-roles.php#L187
- wordpress.org /plugins/user-role-editor/#developers
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/3208193/
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-12293
- NVD CVE-2024-12293
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