Unauthenticated media deletion via unchecked AJAX authorization
Published May 2, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Missing authorization in WPEverest User Registration & Membership 3.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to delete WordPress media files. The profile_pic_remove AJAX handler invokes media deletion without verifying that the caller has permission to remove the targeted attachment. No account or user interaction is required, and successful requests can remove any media attachment available to the site.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in WPEverest User Registration & Membership 3.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to delete WordPress media files. The profile_pic_remove AJAX handler invokes media deletion without verifying that the caller has permission to remove the targeted attachment. No account or user interaction is required, and successful requests can remove any media attachment available to the site.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-3295
- Published
- May 2, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- WPEverest
- Product
- User Registration & Membership
- Classifications
- CWE-862, T1485
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 2, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=3.1.5
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