CVE-2024-12202: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in IronTemplates Croma Music
The Croma Music plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the 'ironMusic_ajax' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.6. 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
The Croma Music plugin for WordPress suffers from a missing capability check in its 'ironMusic_ajax' function across all versions up to 3.6. This authorization bypass allows authenticated users with minimal privileges (Subscriber or above) to update arbitrary WordPress options. Attackers can leverage this to escalate privileges by setting the default registration role to administrator and enabling user registration, thereby gaining full administrative control over the affected WordPress site.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Subscriber-level access can escalate privileges to administrator by exploiting this vulnerability. This leads to full compromise of the WordPress site, including confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts as indicated by the CVSS score of 8.8 (high severity). No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix is currently available for this vulnerability. Administrators should monitor the vendor's advisory for updates. Until a fix is released, restrict Subscriber-level access where possible and consider disabling or removing the Croma Music plugin if it is not essential. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance.
CVE-2024-12202: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in IronTemplates Croma Music
Description
The Croma Music plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the 'ironMusic_ajax' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.6. 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
The Croma Music plugin for WordPress suffers from a missing capability check in its 'ironMusic_ajax' function across all versions up to 3.6. This authorization bypass allows authenticated users with minimal privileges (Subscriber or above) to update arbitrary WordPress options. Attackers can leverage this to escalate privileges by setting the default registration role to administrator and enabling user registration, thereby gaining full administrative control over the affected WordPress site.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Subscriber-level access can escalate privileges to administrator by exploiting this vulnerability. This leads to full compromise of the WordPress site, including confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts as indicated by the CVSS score of 8.8 (high severity). No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix is currently available for this vulnerability. Administrators should monitor the vendor's advisory for updates. Until a fix is released, restrict Subscriber-level access where possible and consider disabling or removing the Croma Music plugin if it is not essential. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-04T17:22:51.167Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e31b7ef31ef0b59783b
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:48:33 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 12:38:06 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 4:17:20 AM
Views: 19
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