CVE-2024-9636
CVSS 3.1 Score 9.8 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Jan 15, 2025
CWE ID 269
Summary
CVE-2024-9636 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks plugin for WordPress. Versions 2.2.85 to 2.3.3 are vulnerable to this issue. The flaw stems from the plugin's failure to adequately restrict user meta updates during profile registration. This vulnerability enables unauthenticated attackers to register on the website and gain administrator privileges.
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