CVE-2024-9195
HIGHWHMPress - WHMCS Client Area < 4.3-revision-3 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Missing Capability Check
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
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