CVE-2021-34622 (GCVE-0-2021-34622)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-07-07 12:20 – Updated: 2024-10-15 19:10
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
ProfilePress 3.0 - 3.1.3 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation
Summary
A vulnerability in the user profile update component found in the ~/src/Classes/EditUserProfile.php file of the ProfilePress WordPress plugin made it possible for users to escalate their privileges to that of an administrator while editing their profile. This issue affects versions 3.0.0 - 3.1.3. .
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-15 19:10 UTC
CWE
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/06/easily-exp… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ProfilePress | ProfilePress |
Affected:
3.0.0 - 3.1.3
|
guessed | |
| properfraction | profilepress |
Affected:
3.0.0 , ≤ 3.1.3
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:properfraction:profilepress:-:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
Date Public
2021-06-28 00:00
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