CVE-2021-24602

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The HM Multiple Roles WordPress plugin before 1.3 does not have any access control to prevent low privilege users to set themselves as admin via their profile page

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-269 CWE-669

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	HM Multiple Roles	>= 1.3, < 1.3

References

https://jetpack.com/2021/08/05/privilege-escalation-in-hm-multiple-roles-wordpress-plugin/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5fd2548a-08de-4417-bff1-f174dab718d5Third Party Advisory
https://jetpack.com/2021/08/05/privilege-escalation-in-hm-multiple-roles-wordpress-plugin/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5fd2548a-08de-4417-bff1-f174dab718d5Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Aug 23, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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