CVE-2024-12470

School Management System – SakolaWP <= 1.0.8 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

Description

The School Management System – SakolaWP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.8. This is due to the registration function not properly limiting what roles a user can register as. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register as an administrative user.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.11%
Affected: themesawesome School Management System – SakolaWP
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/db1c581b-5cc9-46c0-ba5d-605642697729?source=cve
https://wordpress.org/plugins/sakolawp-lite/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-12470?
CVE-2024-12470 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-12470?
To fix CVE-2024-12470, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-12470 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-12470 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-12470?
CVE-2024-12470 affects themesawesome School Management System – SakolaWP.
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