CVE-2021-24602 describes an access control vulnerability in the HM Multiple Roles WordPress plugin prior to version 1.3, allowing low-privileged users to elevate their privileges to administrator status through their profile page. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hmplugin:hm_multiple_roles:*:*:*:*:*: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.
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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.