CVE-2024-51888
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 · uneditedIncorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in favethemes Homey Login Register homey-login-register allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Homey Login Register: from n/a through <= 2.4.0.
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 · moderate confidenceThe Homey Login Register WordPress plugin by favethemes contains an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability allowing unauthorized users to escalate their privileges. The plugin improperly assigns or validates user roles/permissions during authentication or user registration processes, enabling standard users to gain administrative access.
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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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 Homey Login Register plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins, or inspect the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named 'homey-login-register' or similar favethemes registration plugin.Affected if Plugin is not present in the environment
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Identify the installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, find the plugin in the plugins list and read the version from the plugin row. Alternatively, open the main plugin PHP file (e.g., homey-login-register.php) and check the 'Version' header in the plugin comment block.Affected if Unable to determine version or version is unknown
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Confirm WordPress user registration is enabledGo to WordPress admin > Settings > General and verify the 'Membership' setting 'Anyone can register' is checked, or query the 'users_can_register' option in the wp_options table.Affected if User registration is disabled site-wide
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Inspect the plugin role assignment configurationLocate the plugin settings in WordPress admin (under Homey or Users menu) and check what user role is assigned to newly registered users. If accessible, examine the plugin code for 'role' or 'add_role' functions to see what capability new users receive.Affected if Plugin assigns Administrator or high-privilege role to new users, or role assignment logic can be manipulated by standard users
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Audit existing user accounts for privilege escalationGo to WordPress admin > Users and review all accounts with Administrator role. Query the wp_users and wp_usermeta tables to identify accounts created recently or with unexpected user_level/capabilities.Affected if Unexpected or unauthorized Administrator accounts exist
The environment is affected if the Homey Login Register plugin is installed, user registration is enabled, and the plugin assigns or allows assignment of elevated privileges to standard 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.
From vendor dataUpdate to the latest version of Homey Login Register when available, or disable the plugin until a patch is released. Review user role assignments and audit existing admin accounts for unauthorized privilege escalation.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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