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TI-2024-06943 Aliases CVE-2024-7493GHSA-qcf5-7mv4-v635

WPCOM Member <= 1.5.2.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via User Meta

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
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 WPCOM Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.2.1. This is due to the plugin allowing arbitrary data to be passed to wp_insert_user() during registration. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update their role to that of an administrator during registration.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00565 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
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
whyunWPCOM Memberup to 1.5.2.1—No fix listedCNA
  • WPCOM Member Vendorwhyun Affected up to 1.5.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wpcom:wpcom_member:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 1.5.3VulnerableWpcom
  • cpe:2.3:a:wpcom:wpcom_member:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·Wpcom

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-7493
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qcf5-7mv4-v635

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2025-01268 WPCOM Member <= 1.7.5 - Authentication Bypass via 'user_phone' CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-70265 Authentication bypass in WPCOM Member plugin social-login callback CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-10929 WPCOM Member <= 1.7.14 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion via Shortcode CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-12793 WPCOM Member <= 1.7.16 - Authentication Bypass via Weak OTP CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1

Sources

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