CVE-2024-10800
HIGHWordPress User Extra Fields <= 16.6 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via ajax_save_fields()
Title source: llmDescription
The WordPress User Extra Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the ajax_save_fields() function in all versions up to, and including, 16.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to add custom fields that can be updated and then use the check_and_overwrite_wp_or_woocommerce_fields function to update the wp_capabilities field to have administrator privileges.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0079
EPSS Percentile
51.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-862
Status
published
Products (2)
vanquish/user_extra_fields
< 16.7
vanquish/WordPress User Extra Fields
< 16.6
Published
Nov 13, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026