CVE-2024-9192

Nov. 18, 2024, 5:11 p.m.

8.8
High

Description

The WordPress Video Robot - The Ultimate Video Importer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to insufficient validation on user meta that can be updated in the wpvr_rate_request_result() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.20.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update their user meta on a WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update their capabilities to that of an administrator.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
WordPress Video Robot - The Ultimate Video Importer plugin
  • ['up to 1.20.0']

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

References

https://codecanyon.net/item/wordpress-video-robot-plugin/8619739
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2da019d3-4aca-485a-aa0c-73728dc1e7c1?source=cve

Tags

security@wordfence.com
CWE-269
2024-11-16
CVE-2024-9192

CVSS Score

8.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: Nov. 16, 2024, 4:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Nov. 18, 2024, 5:11 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@wordfence.com

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