ProfilePress 3.0 - 3.1.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

2021-06-28 19:45

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.1.4

Affected PluginPaid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress

Affected Version3.0.0 – 3.1.3

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2021-34622

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Vulnerability Overview

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. .

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.1.4, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-34622 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9bb2ae16-7886-4e66-83e0-59806dd67450

CVSS Vector

9.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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