CVE-2023-4140
WP Ultimate CSV Importer <= 7.9.8 - Arbitrary Usermeta Update to Authenticated (Author+) Privilege Escalation
mediumImproper Privilege Management
6.6
CVSS Score
6.6
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
7.9.9
Patched in
173d
Time to patch
Description
The WP Ultimate CSV Importer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 7.9.8 due to insufficient restriction on the 'get_header_values' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as an author, if the administrator previously grants access in the plugin settings, to modify their user role by supplying the 'wp_capabilities->cus1' parameter.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<=7.9.8PublishedAugust 3, 2023
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginwp-ultimate-csv-importer
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