CVE-2024-52442

WordPress UserPlus plugin <= 2.0 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

9.8 Critical

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in userplus UserPlus userplus allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects UserPlus: from n/a through <= 2.0.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.50%Up 0.5 points since Nov 21, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.8

WordPress UserPlus plugin <= 2.0 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in userplus UserPlus userplus allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects UserPlus: from n/a through <= 2.0.

Record: CVE-2024-52442
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-266
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-46010 9.8

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in userplus UserPlus userplus allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects UserPlus: from n/a through <= 2.0.

Record: EUVD-2024-46010
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-whfg-68fr-cqmm 9.8

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Userplus UserPlus allows Privilege Escalation...

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Userplus UserPlus allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects UserPlus: from n/a through 2.0.

Record: GHSA-whfg-68fr-cqmm
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-266
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 9.8

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in userplus UserPlus userplus allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects UserPlus: from n/a through <= 2.0.

Record: CVE-2024-52442
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-266
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

userplus

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-52442 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Userplus, published November 20, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

What an attacker can affect

Exploit likelihood

What each source reports

Affected products

History

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