CVE-2023-4153CWE-266

BAN Users <= 1.5.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Update & Privilege Escalation

High · published September 13, 2023

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
58.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The BAN Users plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.5.3 due to a missing capability check on the 'w3dev_save_ban_user_settings_callback' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify the plugin settings to access the ban and unban functionality and set the role of the unbanned user.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00867 · 58.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-266 · Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Published
2023-09-13T02:54Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 SEP 02:54Z
    BAN Users <= 1.5.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Update & Privilege Escalation
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