VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-6698

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.43%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-08-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The FundEngine plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.0. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying user meta updated through the update_user_meta function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update their user meta which can be leveraged to update their capabilities to gain administrator access.

Weakness classification

  • security@wordfence.com: CWE-862
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-862

Primary references