CVE-2023-6009
UserPro <= 5.1.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Nov 22, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Nov 8, 2023
Description
The UserPro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.1.4 due to insufficient restriction on the 'userpro_update_user_profile' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify their user role by supplying the 'wp_capabilities' parameter during a profile update.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
UserPro - Community and User Profile WordPress Pluginn/a |
|
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e8bed9c0-dae3-405e-a946-5f28a3c30851?source=cve
- https://codecanyon.net/item/userpro-user-profiles-with-social-login/5958681
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175871/WordPress-UserPro-5.1.x-Password-Reset-Authentication-Bypass-Escalation.html
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