VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-9195

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.41%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-02-28
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 WHMPress - WHMCS Client Area plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the update_settings case in the /admin/ajax.php file in all versions up to, and including, 4.3-revision-3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.

Weakness classification

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

Primary references