CVE-2024-3828
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Spectra Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.5. This is due to the plugin allowing lower-privileged users to create registration forms and set the default role to administrator This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to create administrator-level accounts.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Spectra Pro WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.1.5) allows authenticated users with author-level permissions to create registration forms that can assign administrator privileges to newly created accounts. This occurs due to insufficient authorization checks on the default role setting within the plugin's form builder, enabling privilege escalation attacks.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Spectra Pro plugin versionNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate 'Spectra Pro' or 'Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg' (the plugin may be bundled). Check the version number displayed.Affected if The installed version is 1.1.5 or earlier.
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Confirm authenticated user permissionsIn WordPress admin, go to Users > All Users and identify users with Author role or higher (Editor, Author, Administrator). Note that any user with Author permissions or above can potentially exploit this vulnerability.Affected if There exists at least one user with Author, Editor, or custom role that permits creating or editing posts/content.
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Check for registration form creation accessIf the Spectra Pro form builder feature is active, determine whether non-administrator users (Authors, Editors) can access the form creation interface. Look for the plugin's settings or form builder under the Spectra or Forms menu in the admin sidebar.Affected if Users with Author-level permissions can access and create registration forms through the plugin interface.
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Inspect existing registration forms for privileged default rolesReview any registration forms created with Spectra Pro. Check the form settings for a 'Default Role' or 'New User Role' option and verify whether Administrator role is selectable as the default for newly registered users.Affected if A registration form exists with Administrator role set as the default role for new user accounts.
A user is affected if their Spectra Pro plugin version is 1.1.5 or earlier AND non-administrator users (Author role or above) can create or modify registration forms that assign Administrator privileges to new users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpdate to Spectra Pro version 1.1.6 or later. Until the patch is applied, restrict form creation permissions to administrator-level users only.
Upgrade to Spectra Pro version 1.1.6 or later
- 1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard with administrator privileges
- 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- 3. Locate the 'Spectra Pro' plugin in the list
- 4. Check if an update is available for the plugin
- 5. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to install the latest version
- 6. Alternatively, download the latest version from the WordPress plugin repository or the official Spectra website and upload it manually
- 7. After updating, verify the version number matches the fixed release (after 1.1.5)
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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