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CVE-2023-3460

Ultimate Member < 2.6.7 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

Published: Jul 4, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
69.6%
Top 0.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
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Description

The Ultimate Member WordPress plugin before 2.6.7 does not prevent visitors from creating user accounts with arbitrary capabilities, effectively allowing attackers to create administrator accounts at will. This is actively being exploited in the wild.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Affected Products

Ultimate MemberUnknown
ultimate memberultimatemember
On-premCMS Plugin
Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin
ultimatemembercommercialWeb & CMS Pluginsaka ultimate member, ultimate member – user profile, ultimate member user profile & membership

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/694235c7-4469-4ffd-a722-9225b19e98d7
wpscan.com
https://blog.wpscan.com/hacking-campaign-actively-exploiting-ultimate-member-plugin/
blog.wpscan.com

Timeline

Published
Jul 4, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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