CVE-2020-9456 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the RegistrationMagic plugin for WordPress, affecting versions through 4.6.0.3. An authenticated user with minimal privileges can exploit this flaw to elevate their access to administrator level. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), indicating a severe risk. It is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting it has not garnered significant public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.6.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:metagauss:registrationmagic:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.