CVE-2024-49217

WordPress Adding drop down roles in registration plugin <= 1.1 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Published Oct 17, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in madiriaashish Adding drop down roles in registration user-drop-down-roles-in-registration allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Adding drop down roles in registration: from n/a through <= 1.1.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

madiriaashish

Adding drop down roles in registration

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 1.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:madirisalmanaashish:adding_drop_down_roles_in_registration:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-43288	Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Madiri Salman Aashish Adding drop down roles in registration allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Adding drop down roles in registration: from n/a through 1.1.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.472% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/user-drop-down-roles-in-registration/vulnerability/wordpress-adding-drop-down-roles-in-registration-plugin-1-1-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Apr 1, 2026 11:45 PM Description updated. References updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Madiri Salman Aashish Adding drop down roles in registration allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Adding drop down roles in registration: from n/a through 1.1.	Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in madiriaashish Adding drop down roles in registration user-drop-down-roles-in-registration allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Adding drop down roles in registration: from n/a through <= 1.1.
References	https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/user-drop-down-roles-in-registration/wordpress-adding-drop-down-roles-in-registration-plugin-1-1-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/user-drop-down-roles-in-registration/vulnerability/wordpress-adding-drop-down-roles-in-registration-plugin-1-1-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Jul 13, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00117}`	epss `{'score': 0.0012}`

Nov 6, 2024 9:15 PM First appearance in the feed. Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Madirisalmanaashish Madirisalmanaashish adding Drop Down Roles In Registration
Weaknesses		NVD-CWE-Other
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:madirisalmanaashish:adding_drop_down_roles_in_registration::::::wordpress::*
Vendors & Products		Madirisalmanaashish Madirisalmanaashish adding Drop Down Roles In Registration

Oct 17, 2024 7:15 PM First appearance in the feed. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Madiri Salman Aashish Madiri Salman Aashish user-drop-down-roles-in-registration
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:madiri_salman_aashish:user-drop-down-roles-in-registration::::::::
Vendors & Products		Madiri Salman Aashish Madiri Salman Aashish user-drop-down-roles-in-registration
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Oct 17, 2024 5:45 PM Description updated. Title updated. Weaknesses updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Madiri Salman Aashish Adding drop down roles in registration allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Adding drop down roles in registration: from n/a through 1.1.
Title		WordPress Adding drop down roles in registration plugin <= 1.1 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-266
References		https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/user-drop-down-roles-in-registration/wordpress-adding-drop-down-roles-in-registration-plugin-1-1-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`