CVE-2024-54365
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 Knowhalim KH Easy User Settings kh-easy-user-settings allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects KH Easy User Settings: 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 KH Easy User Settings WordPress plugin versions 1.0.0 and below contain an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability that allows authenticated users to escalate their privileges beyond what their role should permit, likely through improper handling of user role or permission settings.
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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 KH Easy User Settings plugin is installedList the contents of the wp-content/plugins/ directory and look for a folder named 'kh-easy-user-settings' or similarAffected if The plugin folder exists in the WordPress plugins directory
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Check installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin file (typically index.php or kh-easy-user-settings.php) and locate the version comment or header declaring the version numberAffected if The declared version is 1.0.0 or lower
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Inspect WordPress user roles in the databaseQuery the wp_options table for option_name values containing 'user_roles' or 'capabilities' and review the role definitions for any unexpected privilege additionsAffected if Roles contain capabilities beyond what is standard for their assigned permission level
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Check for unauthorized role modificationsCompare current user roles and capabilities against a known-clean backup or default WordPress role definitionsAffected if Standard user roles (subscriber, contributor, author, editor) have been modified to include administrator-level capabilities
A user is affected if the KH Easy User Settings plugin is installed at version 1.0.0 or below and any user role definitions have been altered from their default capabilities.
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 dataUntil a patched version is available, disable or remove the KH Easy User Settings plugin. If continued use is required, implement strict role-based access controls at the web server level to prevent lower-privileged users from accessing admin functions.
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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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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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