CVE-2024-12293
User Role Editor <= 4.64.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Privilege Escalation
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The User Role Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.64.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the update_roles() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add or remove roles for arbitrary users, including escalating their privileges to administrator, via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
| CWE | CWE-352 |
| Vendor | shinephp |
| Product | user role editor |
| Published | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
shinephp / User Role Editor
0 ≤ 4.64.3
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6f359d02-d4ce-4045-9e79-ae0f92b84766?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-role-editor/trunk/includes/classes/grant-roles.php#L184 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-role-editor/trunk/includes/classes/grant-roles.php#L187 wordpress.org: https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-role-editor/#developers plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3208193/
Credits
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