Spectra Pro <= 1.1.5 - Authenticated (Author+) Privilege Escalation
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- 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-269.
Summary
The Spectra Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.5. This is due to the plugin allowing lower-privileged users to create registration forms and set the default role to administrator This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to create administrator-level accounts.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00563 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brainstorm Force | Spectra Pro | up to 1.1.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Spectra Pro VendorBrainstorm Force Affected up to 1.1.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:brainstormforce:spectra_pro:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.5 | — | Brainstorm Force |
- cpe:2.3:a:brainstormforce:spectra_pro:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.5 — ·Brainstorm Force
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-3828
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8cpp-w4p7-vjq4
References
More Brainstorm Force vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-19878 WordPress SureTriggers <= 1.0.82 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-02708 Incorrect comparison in Brainstorm Force OttoKit: All-in-One Automation Platform CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2025-05347 SureForms < 1.7.2 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.8
- TI-2020-18849 Spectra < 1.15.0 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Side Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2025-03050 SureForms < 1.4.4 - Contributor+ Settings Update CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
- TI-2025-11950 Starter Templates <= 4.4.41 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload via WXR Upload Bypass CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-3828 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-3828 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8cpp-w4p7-vjq4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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