CVE-2023-1874

WP Data Access <= 5.3.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation

highIncorrect Privilege Assignment
7.5
CVSS Score
7.5
CVSS Score
high
Severity
5.3.8
Patched in
292d
Time to patch

Description

The WP Data Access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.3.7. This is due to a lack of authorization checks on the multiple_roles_update function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify their user role by supplying the 'wpda_role[]' parameter during a profile update. This requires the 'Enable role management' setting to be enabled for the site.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=5.3.7
PublishedApril 6, 2023
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginwp-data-access

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