What is CVE-2023-0820?

CVE-2023-0820 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bestwebsoft User Role, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-0820?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-0820 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CSRF in Bestwebsoft User Role

CVE-2023-0820

The User Role by BestWebSoft WordPress plugin before 1.6.7 does not protect against CSRF in requests to update role capabilities, leading to arbitrary privilege escalation of any role.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.004 (33.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Bestwebsoft User_role
Unknown User Role By Bestwebsoft — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0820?: CVE-2023-0820 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bestwebsoft User Role, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-0820?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-0820 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.