CVE-2024-10800: The WordPress User Extra Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the ajax_save_fields() function…

PriorityP357high8.8CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

0.79%

51.6th percentile

The WordPress User Extra Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the ajax_save_fields() function in all versions up to, and including, 16.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to add custom fields that can be updated and then use the check_and_overwrite_wp_or_woocommerce_fields function to update the wp_capabilities field to have administrator privileges.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
vanquish	user_extra_fields	< 16.7	16.7
vanquish	wordpress_user_extra_fields	<= 16.6	—

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