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    2 vulnerabilities found for JSON API User by parorrey

    CVE-2024-6624 (GCVE-0-2024-6624)

    Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2024-07-11 06:43 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:13
    VLAI
    Title
    JSON API User <= 3.9.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
    Summary
    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.
    Severity
    9.8 (Critical)
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    SSVC
    Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
    CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
    CWE
    • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
    Assigner
    References
    Impacted products
    Vendor Product Version
    parorrey JSON API User Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.9.3 (semver)
    		Create a notification for this product.
    parorrey json_api_user Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.9.3 (semver)
        cpe:2.3:a:parorrey:json_api_user:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    		 Create a notification for this product.
    Credits
    Thanh Nam Tran
    Show details on NVD website
    To clipboard 

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    CVE-2024-6624 (GCVE-0-2024-6624)

    Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-07-11 06:43 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:13
    VLAI
    Title
    JSON API User <= 3.9.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
    Summary
    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.
    Severity
    9.8 (Critical)
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    SSVC
    Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
    CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
    CWE
    • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
    Assigner
    References
    Impacted products
    Vendor Product Version
    parorrey JSON API User Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.9.3 (semver)
    		Create a notification for this product.
    parorrey json_api_user Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.9.3 (semver)
        cpe:2.3:a:parorrey:json_api_user:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    		 Create a notification for this product.
    Credits
    Thanh Nam Tran
    Show details on NVD website
    To clipboard 

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