CVE-2025-49379
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 silverplugins217 Custom Fields Account Registration For Woocommerce custom-fields-account-registration-for-woocommerce allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Custom Fields Account Registration For Woocommerce: from n/a through <= 1.2.
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 confidenceA privilege escalation vulnerability in the Custom Fields Account Registration For Woocommerce plugin allows authenticated or potentially unauthenticated users to gain elevated privileges beyond what they should have. This incorrect privilege assignment stems from improper validation or enforcement of user roles during the account registration process through custom fields.
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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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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 installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Custom Fields Account Registration For WooCommerce'. Alternatively, check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder containing 'custom-fields-account-registration' or similar naming pattern.Affected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Check the installed version numberIn WordPress admin > Plugins, find the plugin and view the version number displayed below the plugin name. Compare this version to the affected range (all versions up to and including 1.2).Affected if The installed version is 1.2 or earlier
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Verify if custom registration fields are configuredNavigate to WooCommerce > Settings > Account & Privacy (or the plugin's settings page if accessible) and check if any custom fields have been added to the registration form.Affected if Custom registration fields are actively configured and in use
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Audit recent user accounts with elevated rolesGo to Users > All Users in WordPress admin. Review accounts created after the plugin was activated, especially those with Administrator or Shop Manager roles. Check user registration dates and compare against when the plugin was activated.Affected if There are newly created administrative or elevated accounts that were not created by existing administrators
A user is affected if the Custom Fields Account Registration For WooCommerce plugin version 1.2 or earlier is installed AND custom registration fields are configured, particularly if unexpected administrator-level accounts exist in the system.
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 the plugin to a version beyond 1.2 once a patched release is available. If no patch exists, disable the plugin and seek an alternative solution for custom WooCommerce registration fields.
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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.
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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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