CVE-2022-2273 (GCVE-0-2022-2273)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-01 12:51 – Updated: 2024-08-03 00:32
VLAI
Title
Simple Membership < 4.1.3 - Membership Privilege Escalation
Summary
The Simple Membership WordPress plugin before 4.1.3 does not properly validate the membership_level parameter when editing a profile, allowing members to escalate to a higher membership level by using a crafted POST request.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Simple Membership Affected: 4.1.3 , < 4.1.3 (custom)
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Credits
Jet Infosystems
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