CVE-2023-6009 | BDVDB-2026-217530 Detail
UserPro - Community and User Profile WordPress Plugin
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.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment
References#
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e8bed9c0-dae3-405e-a946-5f28a3c30851?source=cve
- https://codecanyon.net/item/userpro-user-profiles-with-social-login/5958681
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175871/WordPress-UserPro-5.1.x-Password-Reset-Authentication-Bypass-Escalation.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.