CVE-2020-36156
Ultimate Member <= 2.1.11 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Profile Update
criticalImproper Privilege Management
9.9
CVSS Score
9.9
CVSS Score
critical
Severity
2.1.12
Patched in
1170d
Time to patch
Description
An issue was discovered in the Ultimate Member plugin before 2.1.12 for WordPress, aka Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Profile Update. Any user with wp-admin access to the profile.php page could supply the parameter um-role with a value set to any role (e.g., Administrator) during a profile update, and effectively escalate their privileges.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<2.1.12PublishedNovember 9, 2020
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginultimate-member
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