Privilege escalation in Profilepress
CVE-2021-34622
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. .
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.049 (92.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.049 · change: +0.008
Affected products
- Profilepress — versions 3.0.0 - 3.1.3
- Properfraction Profilepress
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/06/easily-exploitable-critical-vulnerabilities-patc… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-34622?
- CVE-2021-34622 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Profilepress, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-07-07.
- How severe is CVE-2021-34622?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-34622 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.