CVE-2021-24602

moderate-risk
Published 2021-08-23

The HM Multiple Roles WordPress plugin before 1.3 does not have any access control to prevent low privilege users to set themselves as admin via their profile page

Do I need to act?

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0.66% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Hm Multiple Roles

Affected Vendors

Hmplugin

References (4)

Exploit https://jetpack.com/2021/08/05/privilege-escalation-in-hm-multiple-roles-wordpre...
Third Party Advisory https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5fd2548a-08de-4417-bff1-f174dab718d5
Exploit https://jetpack.com/2021/08/05/privilege-escalation-in-hm-multiple-roles-wordpre...
Third Party Advisory https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5fd2548a-08de-4417-bff1-f174dab718d5
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moderate-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal