An issue was discovered in the Ultimate Member plugin before 2.1.12 for WordPress, aka Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via User Meta. An attacker could supply an array parameter for sensitive metadata, such as the wp_capabilities user meta that defines a user's role. During the registration process, submitted registration details were passed to the update_profile function, and any metadata was accepted, e.g., wp_capabilities[administrator] for Administrator access.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-member/#developers | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf13b0f8-5815-4d27-a276-5eff8985fc0b | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/11/critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities-affect-100k-sites-using-ultimate-member-plugin/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-member/#developers | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf13b0f8-5815-4d27-a276-5eff8985fc0b | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/11/critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities-affect-100k-sites-using-ultimate-member-plugin/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
21 Nov 2024, 05:28
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-member/#developers - Release Notes, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf13b0f8-5815-4d27-a276-5eff8985fc0b - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/11/critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities-affect-100k-sites-using-ultimate-member-plugin/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : 7.5
v3 : 10.0 |
Information
Published : 2021-01-04 18:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 05:28
NVD link : CVE-2020-36155
Mitre link : CVE-2020-36155
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-36155
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Products Affected
ultimatemember
- ultimate_member
CWE
CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management