CVE-2024-51888 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-51888: WordPress Homey Login Register Plugin <= 2.4.0 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Vendor Favethemes

Product Homey Login Register

Weakness CWE-266

Published January 21, 2025

Last update April 28, 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

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in favethemes Homey Login Register homey-login-register allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Homey Login Register: from n/a through <= 2.4.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Homey Login Register versions 2.4.0 and earlier contain a critical vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read and modify sensitive data or run their own code on the site. No user interaction or special network access is required. The vulnerability stems from insufficient access controls in the component.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read or modify any data on the site, or run their own code without logging in.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete compromise of the site and all user data; attacker can take full control.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 21, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51888 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/266.html AskarLabs — CWE-266 write-up Incorrect Privilege Assignment

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