CVE-2024-12129 affects the Royal Core plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to and including 2.9.2. It is a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) allowing authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access to modify arbitrary WordPress options due to a missing capability check. This can lead to privilege escalation, enabling attackers to gain administrative access by changing the default registration role. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wp-royal-themes:royal_core:*:*:*:*:*: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
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