Missing authorization in Metagauss RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
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
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metagauss | RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login | up to 5.3.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login VendorMetagauss Affected up to 5.3.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-1991
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-33x5-jqpp-33fv
References
More Metagauss Registrationmagic vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-07144 RegistrationMagic < 5.0.1.6 - Admin+ SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2021-02957 RegistrationMagic <= 5.0.1.7 Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-08712 RegistrationMagic < 6.0.2.1 - Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2024-09734 RegistrationMagic – User Registration Plugin with Custom Registration Forms <= 6.0.2.6… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-02346 RegistrationMagic <= 5.2.1.0 - Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-07568 In the RegistrationMagic plugin through 4.6.0.3 for WordPress, the export function allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-1991 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-1991 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-33x5-jqpp-33fv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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