CVE-2024-9195

HIGH

WHMPress - WHMCS Client Area < 4.3-revision-3 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Missing Capability Check

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0038
EPSS Percentile 29.7%
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 (3)
creativeon/WHMCS Client Area for WordPress by WHMpress < 4.3-revision-3
whmpress/whmcs_client_area 4.3 rev1 (3 CPE variants)
whmpress/whmcs_client_area < 4.3
Published Feb 28, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026