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CVE-2023-6009

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

Published: Nov 22, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-noinfo
8.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 44.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

userprouserproplugin
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin
UserPro - Community and User Profile WordPress Pluginn/a
userproplugincommercialWeb & CMS Plugins

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175871/WordPress-UserPro-5.1.x-Password-Reset-Authentication-Bypass-Escalation.html
packetstormsecurity.com
https://codecanyon.net/item/userpro-user-profiles-with-social-login/5958681
codecanyon.net
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e8bed9c0-dae3-405e-a946-5f28a3c30851?source=cve
wordfence.com

Timeline

Published
Nov 22, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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