CVE-2024-11951
published 2025-03-05CVE-2024-11951: The Homey Login Register plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.0. This is due to the plugin…
PriorityP188critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
ITWVulnCheck KEV
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
0.40%
32.3th percentile
The Homey Login Register plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.0. This is due to the plugin allowing users who are registering new accounts to set their own role. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain elevated privileges by creating an account with the administrator role.
Affected
1 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| fave_themes | homey_login_register | <= 2.4.0 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vulncheck9.8CRITICAL
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GHSA
GHSA-9r9q-wj4f-283m: The Homey Login Register plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-03-05
CVE-2024-11951 [CRITICAL] CWE-269 GHSA-9r9q-wj4f-283m: The Homey Login Register plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2
The Homey Login Register plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.0. This is due to the plugin allowing users who are registering new accounts to set their own role. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain elevated privileges by creating an account with the administrator role.
VulnCheck
Improper Privilege Management
vulncheck·2024·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2024-11951 [CRITICAL] Improper Privilege Management
Improper Privilege Management
The Homey Login Register plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.0. This is due to the plugin allowing users who are registering new accounts to set their own role. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain elevated privileges by creating an account with the administrator role.
Affected: Fave Themes Homey Login Register
Required Action: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Exploitation References: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/homey-login-register/homey-login-register-240-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation-in-homey-register
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2025-03-05
Published
Exploited in the wild