CVE-2023-41954
ProfilePress <= 4.13.1 - Limited Privilege Escalation via 'acceptable_defined_roles'
highImproper Input Validation
7.3
CVSS Score
7.3
CVSS Score
high
Severity
4.13.2
Patched in
136d
Time to patch
Description
The ProfilePress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to limited privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 4.13.1 via the 'acceptable_defined_roles' function due to incomplete validation on a user controlled key. This can allow unauthenticated attackers to elevate their privileges to a non-administrator role during user-registration.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Low
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<4.13.2PublishedSeptember 9, 2023
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginwp-user-avatar
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