Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in UserPro Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2023-6009
8.8HIGH
Key Information:
- Vendor
- Wordpress
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 22 November 2023
Summary
The UserPro plugin for WordPress allows authenticated users with minimal permissions to escalate their privileges. This vulnerability arises from insufficient checks on the 'userpro_update_user_profile' function, enabling attackers to alter their user role by manipulating the 'wp_capabilities' parameter during profile updates. Consequently, users with subscriber-level access can gain unauthorized administrative capabilities, posing a significant security risk to WordPress sites utilizing this plugin.
Affected Version(s)
UserPro - Community and User Profile WordPress Plugin * <= 5.1.4
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved
Credit
István Márton