Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in UserPro - Community and User Profile WordPress Plugin - CVE-2023-6009
Published: November 27, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU83497
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6009
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
UserPro - Community and User Profile WordPress Plugin
UserPro - Community and User Profile WordPress Plugin
Software vendor:
DeluxeThemes
DeluxeThemes
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the "userpro_update_user_profile" function, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- 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