CVE-2021-34622
ProfilePress 3.0 - 3.1.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
criticalImproper Privilege Management
9.8
CVSS Score
9.8
CVSS Score
critical
Severity
3.1.4
Patched in
938d
Time to patch
Description
A vulnerability in the user profile update component found in the ~/src/Classes/EditUserProfile.php file of the ProfilePress WordPress plugin made it possible for users to escalate their privileges to that of an administrator while editing their profile. This issue affects versions 3.0.0 - 3.1.3. .
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
>=3.0.0 <=3.1.3PublishedJune 28, 2021
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginwp-user-avatar
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