CVE-2024-8292: The WP-Recall – Registration, Profile, Commerce & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalat

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-8292?

wp-recall: upgrade to 16.26.9. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2024-8292 being exploited?

CVE-2024-8292 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2024-8292 affect?

CVE-2024-8292 affects wp-recall. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). The WP-Recall – Registration, Profile, Commerce & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation/account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 16.26.8. This is due to to plugin not properly verifying a user's ident

Q: How urgent is CVE-2024-8292?

Priority 51/100. Critical severity; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

This month

CRITICAL 9.8REMOTEUPGRADE

CVE-2024-8292 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting wp-recall. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The WP-Recall – Registration, Profile, Commerce & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation/account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 16.26.8. This is due to to plugin not properly verifying a user's identity during new order creation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to supply any email through the user_email field and update the password for that user during new order creation. This require

Why this priority

Critical severity
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.8 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.6% (top 51%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-639
Published	2024-09-06
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Wordfence · Vendor: plechevandrey

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-09-06 07:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 08:22 UTCUpdated Record last modified

plechevandrey wp-recall UPGRADE

Affected: < 16.26.9

Fixed in: 16.26.9

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy wp-recall || rpm -q wp-recall || wp-recall --version

2. UPGRADE to 16.26.9 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade wp-recall

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade wp-recall

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-8292?

wp-recall: upgrade to 16.26.9. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-8292 being exploited?

CVE-2024-8292 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2024-8292 affect?

CVE-2024-8292 affects wp-recall. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). The WP-Recall – Registration, Profile, Commerce & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation/account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 16.26.8. This is due to to plugin not properly verifying a user's ident

How urgent is CVE-2024-8292?

Priority 51/100. Critical severity; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

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