CVE-2024-3828:The Spectra Pro plugin for WordPress, developed by Brainstorm Force, is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to and including 1.1.5.

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The Spectra Pro plugin for WordPress, developed by Brainstorm Force, is vulnerable to privilege escalation. This vulnerability is present in all versions up to and including 1.1.5. The plugin allows lower-privileged users to create registration forms and set the default role to administrator. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to create administrator-level accounts. The vulnerability has been assigned a high severity score of 8.8.

Overview

The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-3828, was published by Wordfence on May 10, 2024. The vulnerability is due to improper privilege management (CWE-269) in the Spectra Pro plugin for WordPress. The vulnerability allows lower-privileged users to escalate their privileges by creating registration forms and setting the default role to administrator. This can be exploited by authenticated attackers with author-level access and above to create administrator-level accounts.

Remediation

Users of the Spectra Pro plugin for WordPress are advised to update to the latest version of the plugin. If updating is not possible, users should consider disabling the plugin until an update is available. Users should also review their user accounts for any suspicious activity or unauthorized administrator accounts.

References

  1. Wordfence vulnerability report: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e23e7d66-4b57-4feb-bf77-46238bc6ce7c?source=cve
  2. Spectra Pro updates: https://wpspectra.com/whats-new/

Industry ExposureMost to least
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  1. Accommodation & Food Services
    Accommodation & Food Services
  2. Administrative, Support, Waste Management & Remediation Services
    Administrative, Support, Waste Management & Remediation Services
  3. Agriculture, Forestry Fishing & Hunting
    Agriculture, Forestry Fishing & Hunting
  4. Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
    Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
  5. Construction
    Construction
  6. Educational Services
    Educational Services
  7. Finance and Insurance
    Finance and Insurance
  8. Health Care & Social Assistance
    Health Care & Social Assistance
  9. Information
    Information
  10. Management of Companies & Enterprises
    Management of Companies & Enterprises
  11. Manufacturing
    Manufacturing
  12. Mining
    Mining
  13. Other Services (except Public Administration)
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  14. Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services
    Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services
  15. Public Administration
    Public Administration
  16. Real Estate Rental & Leasing
    Real Estate Rental & Leasing
  17. Retail Trade
    Retail Trade
  18. Transportation & Warehousing
    Transportation & Warehousing
  19. Utilities
    Utilities
  20. Wholesale Trade
    Wholesale Trade

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