CVE-2023-1874CWE-266

WP Data Access <= 5.3.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation

High · published April 12, 2023

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
3%
Percentile
86.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The WP Data Access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.3.7. This is due to a lack of authorization checks on the multiple_roles_update function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify their user role by supplying the 'wpda_role[]' parameter during a profile update. This requires the 'Enable role management' setting to be enabled for the site.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02726 · 86.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-266 · Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Published
2023-04-12T13:30Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 APR 13:30Z
    WP Data Access <= 5.3.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
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