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FKIE_CVE-2024-12293

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-12-17 09:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:59
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version

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        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "User Role Editor",
          "vendor": "shinephp",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "4.64.3",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "security@wordfence.com"
    }
  ],
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  "descriptions": [
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El complemento User Role Editor para WordPress es vulnerable a Cross-Site Request Forgery en todas las versiones hasta la 4.64.3 incluida. Esto se debe a la falta o la validaci\u00f3n incorrecta de nonce en la funci\u00f3n update_roles(). Esto permite que atacantes no autenticados agreguen o eliminen roles para usuarios arbitrarios, lo que incluye aumentar sus privilegios a administrador, a trav\u00e9s de una solicitud falsificada, siempre que puedan enga\u00f1ar a un administrador del sitio para que realice una acci\u00f3n como hacer clic en un enlace."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2024-12293",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T06:59:26.487",
  "metrics": {
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        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 8.8,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "version": "3.1"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
        "impactScore": 5.9,
        "source": "security@wordfence.com",
        "type": "Secondary"
      }
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            {
              "technicalImpact": "total"
            }
          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "timestamp": "2024-12-17T14:28:32.863338Z",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
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  },
  "published": "2024-12-17T09:15:05.347",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "security@wordfence.com",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-role-editor/trunk/includes/classes/grant-roles.php#L184"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@wordfence.com",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-role-editor/trunk/includes/classes/grant-roles.php#L187"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@wordfence.com",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3208193/"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@wordfence.com",
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-role-editor/#developers"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@wordfence.com",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6f359d02-d4ce-4045-9e79-ae0f92b84766?source=cve"
    }
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  "sourceIdentifier": "security@wordfence.com",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-352"
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    }
  ]
}



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