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CVE-2024-1991

HIGH 8.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
April 9, 2024
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-862
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the update_users_role() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.3.0.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to escalate their privileges to that of an administrator

Affected WordPress components

  • RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login Plugin · custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager
    Confirmed match Active
    Up to and including 5.3.0.0
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • metagauss RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login — Up to and including 5.3.0.0
  • metagauss registrationmagic — Up to and including 5.3.0.0
  • metagauss registrationmagic — Before 5.3.1.0

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/trunk//services/class_rm_user_services.php#L1205 Product
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3049490/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager#file24 Patch
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/766e3966-157a-4db3-9179-813032343f76?source=cve Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record