Privilege escalation in Simple-membership-plugin Simple_membership
CVE-2022-2317
The Simple Membership WordPress plugin before 4.1.3 allows user to change their membership at the registration stage due to insufficient checking of a user supplied parameter.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.011 (61.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Simple-membership-plugin Simple_membership
- Unknown Simple Membership — versions 4.1.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2317?
- CVE-2022-2317 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Simple-membership-plugin Simple_membership, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-01.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2317?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-2317 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.