Bulk Change Role <= 1.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
Strategic Overview
Vulnerability Overview
The Bulk Change Role plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the bulk_change_role_callback() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to set their role to that of an administrator.
Technical Analysis
REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
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