CVE-2023-6009CWE-266

UserPro <= 5.1.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation

High · published November 22, 2023

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
60.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The UserPro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.1.4 due to insufficient restriction on the 'userpro_update_user_profile' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify their user role by supplying the 'wp_capabilities' parameter during a profile update.

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
0.00923 · 60.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-266 · Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Published
2023-11-22T15:33Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 NOV 15:33Z
    UserPro <= 5.1.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
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