Privilege escalation in Simple-Membership-Plugin Simple Membership
CVE-2022-2273
The Simple Membership WordPress plugin before 4.1.3 does not properly validate the membership_level parameter when editing a profile, allowing members to escalate to a higher membership level by using a crafted POST request.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (66.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 66.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Simple-Membership-Plugin Simple Membership
- Simple Membership — versions 4.1.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/724729d9-1c4a-485c-9c90-a27664c47c84 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2273?
- CVE-2022-2273 is a high-severity vulnerability in Simple-Membership-Plugin Simple Membership, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-08-01.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2273?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-2273 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.