CVE-2024-2417: User Registration & Membership (WordPress plugin) · Missing Authorization
Affects User Registration & Membership (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 60% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 2 May 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| wpeverest User Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is available, restrict subscriber-level user capabilities and monitor for unauthorized changes to registration forms. Avoid granting subscriber or higher access to untrusted users. Follow vendor updates closely for an official patch or temporary mitigation.
Description
The User Registration – Custom Registration Form, Login Form, and User Profile WordPress Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the form_save_action() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update the registration form and make the default registration role administrator. This subsequently allows the attacker to register an account as an administrator on the site.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d03459d8-b1f2-4270-a294-403754db1f2f?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/wpeverest/user-registration/commit/d265273aa4dddb24ade929be78c6bf1766f1cf00 (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3070439/user-registration/trunk/includes/class-ur-ajax.php (opens in a new tab)