CVE-2024-1991
RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login <= 5.3.0.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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
| CWE | CWE-862 |
| Vendor | metagauss |
| Product | registrationmagic – custom registration forms, user registration, payment, and user login |
| Published | Apr 9, 2024 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
metagauss / RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login
0 ≤ 5.3.0.0
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/766e3966-157a-4db3-9179-813032343f76?source=cve 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 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3049490/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager#file24
Credits
Krzysztof Zając