CVE-2024-9636
9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
The Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions 2.2.85 to 2.3.3. This is due to the plugin not properly restricting what user meta can be updated during profile registration. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register on the site as an administrator.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| pickplugins | Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks – ComboBlocks | 2.2.85 <= 2.3.3 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-269: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: yes
- Technical Impact: total
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1bbe01b8-24ed-4e1e-bafc-0f4dea96c1f3?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-grid/tags/2.2.93/includes/blocks/form-wrap/functions.php#L3200
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3117675/post-grid/trunk/includes/blocks/form-wrap/functions.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3221012/post-grid/trunk/includes/blocks/form-wrap/functions.php
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