CVE-2024-10591: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in makewebbetter MWB HubSpot for WooCommerce – CRM, Abandoned Cart, Email Marketing, Marketing Automation & Analytics
The MWB HubSpot for WooCommerce – CRM, Abandoned Cart, Email Marketing, Marketing Automation & Analytics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the hubwoo_save_updates() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The MWB HubSpot for WooCommerce – CRM, Abandoned Cart, Email Marketing, Marketing Automation & Analytics WordPress plugin suffers from a missing capability check in the hubwoo_save_updates() function in all versions up to 1.5.9. This flaw permits authenticated users with Contributor-level permissions or above to update arbitrary WordPress options. Exploitation can lead to privilege escalation by altering the default registration role to administrator and enabling user registration, allowing attackers to create admin accounts on the affected site. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-10591 with a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 (high severity).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows attackers with low-level authenticated access (Contributor or higher) to escalate privileges to administrator by modifying critical WordPress options. This can result in full site compromise, including unauthorized administrative access and control over the WordPress installation. The vulnerability affects all versions of the plugin up to and including 1.5.9.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict Contributor-level access and higher to trusted users only. Monitor for plugin updates from makewebbetter and apply them promptly once available to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2024-10591: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in makewebbetter MWB HubSpot for WooCommerce – CRM, Abandoned Cart, Email Marketing, Marketing Automation & Analytics
Description
The MWB HubSpot for WooCommerce – CRM, Abandoned Cart, Email Marketing, Marketing Automation & Analytics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the hubwoo_save_updates() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The MWB HubSpot for WooCommerce – CRM, Abandoned Cart, Email Marketing, Marketing Automation & Analytics WordPress plugin suffers from a missing capability check in the hubwoo_save_updates() function in all versions up to 1.5.9. This flaw permits authenticated users with Contributor-level permissions or above to update arbitrary WordPress options. Exploitation can lead to privilege escalation by altering the default registration role to administrator and enabling user registration, allowing attackers to create admin accounts on the affected site. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-10591 with a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 (high severity).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows attackers with low-level authenticated access (Contributor or higher) to escalate privileges to administrator by modifying critical WordPress options. This can result in full site compromise, including unauthorized administrative access and control over the WordPress installation. The vulnerability affects all versions of the plugin up to and including 1.5.9.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict Contributor-level access and higher to trusted users only. Monitor for plugin updates from makewebbetter and apply them promptly once available to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-10-31T14:38:36.063Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6df8b7ef31ef0b591903
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:47:36 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 5:48:49 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 5:07:06 PM
Views: 25
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