CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable due to a missing capability check in the 'cmp_ajax_import_settings' AJAX action, allowing authenticated attackers with Editor-level access or higher to modify site settings. This vulnerability can lead to privilege escalation, enabling attackers to change the default user role to administrator and facilitate unauthorized user registration. WordPress site administrators using this plugin should prioritize immediate updates to mitigate the risk of exploitation.
Original NVD Description
The CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin by NiteoThemes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the 'cmp_ajax_import_settings' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.17. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.