SB2025010744 - Privilege escalation in School Management System – SakolaWP plugin for WordPress
Published: January 7, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025010744
Severity
High
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Incorrect Privilege Assignment (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12470)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to due to the registration function not properly limiting what roles a user can register as, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.