CVE-2024-12470

Summary

CVE-2024-12470 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the SakolaWP plugin for WordPress, versions up to 1.0.8. Attackers can exploit this issue by registering as administrative users, despite not being authenticated. The registration function fails to impose adequate restrictions, enabling unauthorized access and potentially serious consequences. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to WordPress sites using the SakolaWP plugin and requires immediate attention and patching to mitigate the threat.

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