CVE-2024-9520

Summary

CVE-2024-9520 is a vulnerability affecting the UserPlus plugin for WordPress. This issue allows authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions or higher, to gain unauthorized access to modify or delete user meta and plugin options. The root cause is a missing capability check on multiple functions present in all versions up to 2.0. This vulnerability poses a significant risk, as attackers can manipulate user data or even disrupt plugin functionality. WordPress users are strongly encouraged to update to the latest version of UserPlus to mitigate this threat.

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