VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-24602
The HM Multiple Roles WordPress plugin before 1.3 does not have any access control to prevent low privilege users to set themselves as admin via their profile page
HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.51%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.51%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The HM Multiple Roles WordPress plugin before 1.3 does not have any access control to prevent low privilege users to set themselves as admin via their profile page
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.51% probability · 73th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269, CWE-669
- Affected
- hmplugin/hm multiple roles
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://jetpack.com/2021/08/05/privilege-escalation-in-hm-multiple-roles-wordpress-plugin/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5fd2548a-08de-4417-bff1-f174dab718d5Third Party Advisory
- https://jetpack.com/2021/08/05/privilege-escalation-in-hm-multiple-roles-wordpress-plugin/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5fd2548a-08de-4417-bff1-f174dab718d5Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.