CVE-2024-6624 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The JSON API User plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.3. This is due to improper controls on custom user meta fields. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register as administrators on the site. The plugin requires the JSON API plugin to also be installed.

Published: 2024-07-11

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 43.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

parorrey

JSON API User

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 3.9.3

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:parorrey:json_api_user:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.43454.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/json-api-user/trunk/controllers/User.php#L187
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/json-api-user/trunk/controllers/User.php#L51
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3115185/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a4a26f60-5912-4d4a-8ef8-e4357c1fb1ff?source=cve

History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-269

Subscriptions

Parorrey Json Api User

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2024-07-11T06:43:13.276Z

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:13:06.826Z

Reserved: 2024-07-09T17:32:52.204Z

Link: CVE-2024-6624

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T21:41:04.397Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-07-11T07:15:06.697

Modified: 2026-04-08T19:22:12.367

Link: CVE-2024-6624

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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