CVE-2023-0820 | BDVDB-2026-199024 Detail

User Role by BestWebSoft

Description#

The User Role by BestWebSoft WordPress plugin before 1.6.7 does not protect against CSRF in requests to update role capabilities, leading to arbitrary privilege escalation of any role.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References#

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b93d9f9d-0fd9-49b8-b465-d32b95351912

Exploit#

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b93d9f9d-0fd9-49b8-b465-d32b95351912

History#

Version 12023-04-03Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-02-14Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-04-03
Last modified: 2025-02-14

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: User Role by BestWebSoft

Score

8.8 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 35.7.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Cross-Site Request Forgery

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 1.6.7
Fixed
1.6.7

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

8.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).