Missing authorization in WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the validate_user_meta_key() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.11. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to enumerate user meta keys.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WP User Manager | WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership | up to 2.9.11 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership VendorWP User Manager Affected up to 2.9.11 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wpusermanager:wp_user_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 2.9.12 | Vulnerable | WP User Manager |
- cpe:2.3:a:wpusermanager:wp_user_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.9.12 Vulnerable ·WP User Manager
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-10537
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p8h5-56cp-wvm5
References
More Wp User Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-06937 WP User Manager < 2.6.3 - Arbitrary User Password Reset to Account Compromise CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-09473 Missing authorization in WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2024-28988 Cross-site request forgery in WP User Manager CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-10537 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-10537 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p8h5-56cp-wvm5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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