Media Manager for UserPro <= 3.12.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Options Update
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 Media Manager for UserPro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the upm_upload_media() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.12.0. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeluxeThemes | Media Manager for UserPro | up to 3.12.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Media Manager for UserPro VendorDeluxeThemes Affected up to 3.12.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:userproplugin:media_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 3.12.0 | Vulnerable | DeluxeThemes |
- cpe:2.3:a:userproplugin:media_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 3.12.0 Vulnerable ·DeluxeThemes
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12821
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j4mf-rp8x-w2c3
References
More DeluxeThemes Media Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-11883 Media Manager for UserPro <= 3.12.0 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-12821 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-12821 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j4mf-rp8x-w2c3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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