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High · 8.8 CVE-2024-10800 EUVD-2024-33305GHSA-7mqq-22j6-frjr

WordPress User Extra Fields <= 16.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation

Published Nov 13, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

Description

The WordPress User Extra Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the ajax_save_fields() function in all versions up to, and including, 16.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to add custom fields that can be updated and then use the check_and_overwrite_wp_or_woocommerce_fields function to update the wp_capabilities field to have administrator privileges.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
vanquish WordPress User Extra Fields ≤ 16.6 —

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