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2 vulnerabilities found for ban_users by webmedia
CVE-2023-4153 (GCVE-0-2023-4153)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2023-09-13 02:54 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:15
VLAI
Title
BAN Users <= 1.5.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Update & Privilege Escalation
Summary
The BAN Users plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.5.3 due to a missing capability check on the 'w3dev_save_ban_user_settings_callback' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify the plugin settings to access the ban and unban functionality and set the role of the unbanned user.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-266 - Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Credits
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CVE-2023-4153 (GCVE-0-2023-4153)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-13 02:54 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:15
VLAI
Title
BAN Users <= 1.5.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Update & Privilege Escalation
Summary
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Severity
8.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-266 - Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Assigner
References
Impacted products
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