Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in WP User Avatar - CVE-2021-34622
Published: August 24, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56052
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-34622
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
WP User Avatar
WP User Avatar
Software vendor:
flippercode
flippercode
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions during user profile updates, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.