CVE-2024-35700Known exploitationNetwork attack vector

Unauthenticated account takeover via reset-user misassignment

Published Jun 4, 2024 · Updated Apr 28, 2026

Incorrect privilege assignment in DeluxeThemes UserPro 5.1.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to take over accounts via password reset. The unauthenticated userpro_process_form handler verifies a supplied secret key but then replaces the matched user ID with the first account carrying userpro_secret_key metadata before calling wp_update_user. Exploitation requires an account to have a pending password-reset key; a default installation exposes the handler and permits that account's password to be replaced.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.49%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationReported
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect privilege assignment in DeluxeThemes UserPro 5.1.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to take over accounts via password reset. The unauthenticated userpro_process_form handler verifies a supplied secret key but then replaces the matched user ID with the first account carrying userpro_secret_key metadata before calling wp_update_user. Exploitation requires an account to have a pending password-reset key; a default installation exposes the handler and permits that account's password to be replaced.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-35700
Published
Jun 4, 2024
Updated
Apr 28, 2026
Vendor
DeluxeThemes
Product
UserPro
Classifications
CWE-266, CAPEC-233, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 4, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=5.1.8 changes=[{"at":"5.1.9","status":"unaffected"}]

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

DeluxeThemes · UserProversion=0 <=5.1.8 changes=[{"at":"5.1.9","status":"unaffected"}]

Published CVSS scores

9.8PatchstackCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationReported
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-266Incorrect Privilege Assignment
CAPEC-233Privilege Escalation
T1098Account Manipulation

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