What is CVE-2023-4140?

CVE-2023-4140 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Smackcoders Wp_ultimate_csv_importer, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2023-08-04.

How severe is CVE-2023-4140?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-4140 known to be exploited?

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

Privilege escalation in Smackcoders Wp_ultimate_csv_importer

CVE-2023-4140

The WP Ultimate CSV Importer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 7.9.8 due to insufficient restriction on the 'get_header_values' function. This makes it possible for authenticated a…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.006 (44.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Release Notes)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4140?: CVE-2023-4140 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Smackcoders Wp_ultimate_csv_importer, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2023-08-04.
How severe is CVE-2023-4140?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-4140 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.