Record summary

CVE-2024-9265 has a selected CVSS score of 9.8 (critical).

Description

The Echo RSS Feed Post Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.6. This is due to the plugin not properly restricting the roles that can set during registration through the echo_check_post_header_sent() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register as an administrator.

Description source: CVE List

Exploitation context

Known exploitation

VulnCheck KEV
Listed · Oct 1, 2024 · VulnCheck
Reported exploitation
Observed · VulnCheck

CISA SSVC decision

ExploitationNone
AutomatableYes
Technical impactTotal

CISA Coordinator · SSVC 2.0.3 · Evaluated Oct 1, 2024 · Source: CVE List

Affected products and versions

1
ProductSourceVersion rangeStatus

Default status: unaffected

CVE List, VulnCheckThrough 5.4.6affected

References

3