Rocket Apps wProject Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in the Rocket Apps wProject WordPress theme, affecting versions prior to 5.8.0. This vulnerability allows users with subscriber privileges to escalate their rights, potentially leading to full control over the website.

Impact

Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a subscriber to gain higher privileges, with the potential to take full control of the website.

Remediation

Users are advised to update to version 5.8.0 or later. Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this vulnerability for users who have not yet updated.