Echo Rss Feed Post GeneratorWordPress extension · Coderevolution
CVE-2024-9265
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 Echo RSS Feed Post Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.6. This is due to the plugin not properly restricting the roles that can set during registration through the echo_check_post_header_sent() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register as an administrator.
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 Echo RSS Feed Post Generator WordPress plugin (versions up to 5.4.6) contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the echo_check_post_header_sent() function. This function fails to properly validate or restrict the user roles that can be assigned during registration, allowing unauthenticated attackers to register new accounts with administrator privileges.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Echo Rss Feed Post GeneratorWordPress extension
< 5.4.7CVSS 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 the plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Echo RSS Feed Post Generator' or 'Coderevolution Echo Rss Feed Post Generator'. Note whether it is active or inactive.Affected if The plugin is installed and active
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Check the installed versionIn the plugins list, find the plugin and look at the version number displayed. Compare this to the affected range: versions less than 5.4.7 are vulnerable.Affected if The installed version is 5.4.6 or lower
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Confirm user registration is enabledIn WordPress admin, go to Settings > General > Membership and verify if 'Anyone can register' is checked. Also check if the 'New User Default Role' setting exists and is set.Affected if User registration is enabled and the vulnerable plugin is active
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Audit administrator accountsGo to Users > All Users in WordPress admin. Review the list of users with Administrator role. Check for any unfamiliar or recently created administrator accounts, especially those with suspicious usernames or created without your knowledge.Affected if Unexpected or unauthorized administrator accounts exist in the system
A user is affected if the Echo RSS Feed Post Generator plugin versions 5.4.6 or lower is active on their WordPress site with user registration enabled, or 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.
dbcve · scoped5.4.7
Update the plugin to version 5.4.7 or later immediately. If no patched version is available, deactivate the plugin and audit existing administrator-level user accounts for unauthorized access.
Echo RSS Feed Post Generator version 5.4.7
- Log in to WordPress admin dashboard
- Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- Find 'Echo RSS Feed Post Generator' in the plugin list
- Click 'Update Now' if an update is available, or manually upload version 5.4.7 or later
- Verify the plugin updated successfully to version 5.4.7 or higher
- Review existing user accounts for any unauthorized administrator accounts created by attackers
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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-2024-9265 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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