CVE-2024-54363
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 saiful.total Wp NssUser Register wp-nssuser-register allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Wp NssUser Register: from n/a through <= 1.0.0.
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 Wp NssUser Register WordPress plugin (wp-nssuser-register) has an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability allowing authenticated users to escalate their privileges beyond what they should have, likely gaining administrator-level access. The plugin affects versions up to and including 1.0.0 with no patched version indicated.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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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Identify if the plugin is installedCheck for the existence of the wp-nssuser-register directory in your WordPress wp-content/plugins/ folder. If using a file manager or command line, look for /wp-content/plugins/wp-nssuser-register/Affected if The plugin directory exists on the server
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Determine the installed versionOpen the plugin's main PHP file or readme.txt in wp-content/plugins/wp-nssuser-register/ and locate the version number in the plugin header commentAffected if The version is 1.0.0 or lower (since no patched version is indicated, all versions up to 1.0.0 are affected)
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Check if the plugin is activeIn the WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and verify whether 'Wp NssUser Register' is activated. Alternatively, query the wp_options table for option_name = 'active_plugins'Affected if The plugin shows as active in WordPress or is listed in the active_plugins option
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Audit administrator-level accountsNavigate to Users > All Users in the WordPress admin and review all accounts with Administrator role. Check for accounts you did not create, recently created accounts, or accounts with unfamiliar email addresses/usernamesAffected if Unexpected administrator accounts exist that were not created by known trusted administrators
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Review recent user role changesCheck WordPress audit logs, security plugins, or server logs for activity around user_role metadata changes, particularly events adding Administrator role to existing usersAffected if There are records of role escalations or administrator role assignments you did not initiate
You are affected if the wp-nssuser-register plugin is installed, active, and running version 1.0.0 or lower, especially if unauthorized administrator accounts are present.
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 dataRemove or disable the wp-nssuser-register plugin immediately. If the plugin provides critical functionality, implement role-based access controls and monitor for unauthorized administrative account creation while seeking an alternative solution or contacting the vendor for a security patch.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-54363 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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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