CVE-2024-50475 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-50475: WordPress Signup Page plugin <= 1.0 - Arbitrary Option Update to Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Vendor Scott Gamon

Product Signup Page

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published October 29, 2024

Last update May 12, 2026

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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

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Scott Gamon Signup Page signup-page allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Signup Page: from n/a through <= 1.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Signup Page versions 1.0 and earlier lack authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read, modify, or delete data without restriction. The vulnerability affects all core functionality and requires no user interaction. Administrators should update immediately to a version newer than 1.0.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read, modify, or delete any data in the Signup Page application without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete compromise of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability if Signup Page is deployed on your site.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 29, 2024 CVE published

May 12, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50475 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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