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TI-2024-10012 Aliases CVE-2024-10800GHSA-7mqq-22j6-frjr

WordPress User Extra Fields <= 16.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-862Published · Updated

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 WordPress User Extra Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the ajax_save_fields() function in all versions up to, and including, 16.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to add custom fields that can be updated and then use the check_and_overwrite_wp_or_woocommerce_fields function to update the wp_capabilities field to have administrator privileges.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00818 57th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
vanquishWordPress User Extra Fieldsup to 16.6—No fix listedCNA
  • WordPress User Extra Fields Vendorvanquish Affected up to 16.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vanquish:user_extra_fields:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 16.7Vulnerablevanquish
  • cpe:2.3:a:vanquish:user_extra_fields:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 16.7 Vulnerable ·vanquish

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-10800
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7mqq-22j6-frjr

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2024-10334 WordPress User Extra Fields <= 16.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

Sources

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