TI-2024-08532 Aliases CVE-2024-9195 GHSA-q9xj-2564-fqxc

WHMPress - WHMCS Client Area <= 4.3-revision-3- Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Options Update

MEDIUM 40CWE-862Published 2025-02-28 · Updated 2026-04-08

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 WHMPress - WHMCS Client Area plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the update_settings case in the /admin/ajax.php file in all versions up to, and including, 4.3-revision-3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00409 35th 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
creativeon	WHMCS Client Area for WordPress by WHMpress	up to 4.3-revision-3	—	No fix listed	CNA

WHMCS Client Area for WordPress by WHMpress Vendorcreativeon Affected up to 4.3-revision-3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:whmpress:whmcs_client_area::::::wordpress::*	before 4.3	Vulnerable	WHMPress
cpe:2.3:a:whmpress:whmcs_client_area:4.3:rev1::::wordpress::*	4.3 rev1	Vulnerable	WHMPress
cpe:2.3:a:whmpress:whmcs_client_area:4.3:rev2::::wordpress::*	4.3 rev2	Vulnerable	WHMPress
cpe:2.3:a:whmpress:whmcs_client_area:4.3:rev3::::wordpress::*	4.3 rev3	Vulnerable	WHMPress

cpe:2.3:a:whmpress:whmcs_client_area:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.3 Vulnerable ·WHMPress
cpe:2.3:a:whmpress:whmcs_client_area:4.3:rev1:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions 4.3 rev1 Vulnerable ·WHMPress
cpe:2.3:a:whmpress:whmcs_client_area:4.3:rev2:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions 4.3 rev2 Vulnerable ·WHMPress
cpe:2.3:a:whmpress:whmcs_client_area:4.3:rev3:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions 4.3 rev3 Vulnerable ·WHMPress

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-9195
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q9xj-2564-fqxc

References

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c8af0c5c-3d7b-416d-9d10-6867fcf909a5?source=cve

Other 1

https://codecanyon.net/item/whmcs-client-area-whmpress-addon/11218646

TI-2024-28900 WordPress WHMpress plugin <= 6.2-revision-5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Settings Change vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2024-28899 WordPress WHMpress plugin <= 6.2-revision-5 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1

Sources

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