CVE-2024-11415

WP-Orphanage Extended <= 1.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Orphan Account Privilege Escalation

Published Nov 23, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The WP-Orphanage Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the wporphanageex_menu_settings() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to escalate the privileges of all orphan accounts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-33802 The WP-Orphanage Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the wporphanageex_menu_settings() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to escalate the privileges of all orphan accounts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Meloniq.net
Meloniq.net wp-orphanage Extended
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:meloniq.net:wp-orphanage_extended:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Meloniq.net
Meloniq.net wp-orphanage Extended
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The WP-Orphanage Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the wporphanageex_menu_settings() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to escalate the privileges of all orphan accounts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Title WP-Orphanage Extended <= 1.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Orphan Account Privilege Escalation
Weaknesses CWE-352
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 5:33 PM
Reserved
Nov 19, 2024, 2:16 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Nov 23, 2024, 4:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:57 AM