CVE-2024-6624 is a critical privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the JSON API User plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 3.9.3, when used in conjunction with the JSON API plugin. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to register as administrators due to improper controls on custom user meta fields. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it poses a severe risk of complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability). While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, its high EPSS score and FAUCET Risk Score indicate a substantial potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:parorrey:json_api_user:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
>= 0, <= 3.9.3CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:parorrey:json_api_user:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.