CVE-2022-2317 (GCVE-0-2022-2317)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-01 12:52 – Updated: 2024-08-03 00:32
VLAI
Title
Simple Membership < 4.1.3 - Unauthenticated Membership Privilege Escalation
Summary
The Simple Membership WordPress plugin before 4.1.3 allows user to change their membership at the registration stage due to insufficient checking of a user supplied parameter.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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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