CVE-2023-47868

wpForo Forum <= 2.2.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

criticalIncorrect Privilege Assignment
9.8
CVSS Score
9.8
CVSS Score
critical
Severity
2.2.4
Patched in
113d
Time to patch

Description

The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.3. This is due to incorrect assignment of user permissions during registration. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Technical Details

Affected versions<=2.2.3
PublishedNovember 20, 2023
Last updatedMarch 12, 2024
Affected pluginwpforo

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