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CVE-2024-12293 Detail

Description

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-role-editor/trunk/includes/classes/grant-roles.php#L184
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-role-editor/trunk/includes/classes/grant-roles.php#L187
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3208193/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-role-editor/#developers
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6f359d02-d4ce-4045-9e79-ae0f92b84766?source=cve

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Wordfence  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-12293
NVD Published Date:
12/17/2024
NVD Last Modified:
12/17/2024
Source:
Wordfence