CVE-2024-12129: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Royal-Flush Royal Core
The Royal Core plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the 'royal_restore_backup' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.2. 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-12129 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Royal Core plugin for WordPress caused by missing authorization (CWE-862) on the 'royal_restore_backup' function. Authenticated users with low privileges (Subscriber and above) can exploit this to update arbitrary WordPress options without proper capability checks. This includes changing the default registration role to administrator and enabling user registration, effectively allowing attackers to escalate privileges to admin level. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 2.9.2. No official patch or fix links are provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows attackers with minimal authenticated access to escalate privileges to administrator by modifying site options. This compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the WordPress site, enabling full administrative control. The CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 reflects the high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no user interaction required.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict user roles to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the Royal Core plugin if possible. Monitor for updates from the Royal-Flush vendor and apply official patches promptly once released.
CVE-2024-12129: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Royal-Flush Royal Core
Description
The Royal Core plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the 'royal_restore_backup' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.2. 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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-12129 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Royal Core plugin for WordPress caused by missing authorization (CWE-862) on the 'royal_restore_backup' function. Authenticated users with low privileges (Subscriber and above) can exploit this to update arbitrary WordPress options without proper capability checks. This includes changing the default registration role to administrator and enabling user registration, effectively allowing attackers to escalate privileges to admin level. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 2.9.2. No official patch or fix links are provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows attackers with minimal authenticated access to escalate privileges to administrator by modifying site options. This compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the WordPress site, enabling full administrative control. The CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 reflects the high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no user interaction required.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict user roles to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the Royal Core plugin if possible. Monitor for updates from the Royal-Flush vendor and apply official patches promptly once released.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-04T00:15:49.445Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e2eb7ef31ef0b59759e
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:48:30 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 6:14:04 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 5:04:43 AM
Views: 24
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