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$2,063 Bounty Awarded for Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Patched in User Registration WordPress Plugin

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On March 9th, 2024, during our second Bug Bounty Extravaganza, we received a submission for a Privilege Escalation vulnerability in User Registration, a WordPress plugin with more than 60,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for an authenticated attacker to grant themselves administrative privileges by updating the default user role.