UserPlus <= 2.0 - Missing Authorization via Multiple Functions
Priority LOW 28CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The UserPlus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access, modification, and loss of data due to a missing capability check on multiple functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or above, to add, modify, or delete user meta and plugin options.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00338 27th 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
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-9520
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-472x-3g5g-c8wv
References
More Userplus vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-08831 UserPlus <= 2.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-08832 UserPlus <= 2.0 - Authenticated (Editor+) Registration Form Update to Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2023-00782 UserPlus <= 2.0 - Stored XSS via CSRF CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
Sources
- CVE-2024-9520 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-9520 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-472x-3g5g-c8wv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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