WF-b7a57c3b-0d1b-40ad-9e55-6a1eab4e0380-user-role-editor
User Role Editor <= 4.24 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation
highImproper Authorization
8.8
CVSS Score
8.8
CVSS Score
high
Severity
4.25
Patched in
2850d
Time to patch
Description
The User Role Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the 'update' function in versions up to, and including, 4.24. This makes it possible for any authenticated attackers to grant themselves the administrator role.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<4.25PublishedApril 4, 2016
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginuser-role-editor
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