CVE-2024-49217 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-49217: WordPress Adding drop down roles in registration plugin <= 1.1 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Vendor Madiriaashish
Product Adding drop down roles in registration
Weakness CWE-266
Published October 17, 2024
Last update April 29, 2026

CVSS base score

9.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in madiriaashish Adding drop down roles in registration user-drop-down-roles-in-registration allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Adding drop down roles in registration: from n/a through <= 1.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

A privilege escalation vulnerability in the 'Adding drop down roles in registration' component allows unauthenticated attackers to gain administrative access without user interaction. The flaw stems from improper privilege validation during user registration. All versions up to 1.1 are affected. No patched version is currently available.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Gain full administrative access to the site without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can take complete control of your site, modify content, create accounts, and access all data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 17, 2024 CVE published
April 29, 2026 Record updated