s2Member <= 240315 - Limited Privilege Escalation

Incorrect Privilege Assignment

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVE	CVE-2024-31237
CVSS	Critical (9.1)
Publicly Published	April 5, 2024
Last Updated	April 15, 2024
Researcher	Ngô Thiên An (ancorn_)

Description

The s2Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to limited privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 240315. This is due to insufficient controls during user registration. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register with higher than the default permissions.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	s2member (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 240315
Patched Version	240325

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