Privilege escalation in Codename065 Premium Packages – Sell Digital Products Securely
CVE-2023-4293
The Premium Packages - Sell Digital Products Securely plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.7.4 due to insufficient restriction on the 'wpdmpp_update_profile' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify their user role by supplying the 'profile[role]' parameter during a profile update.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.008 (52.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Exploit)
- security@wordfence.com (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-4293?
- CVE-2023-4293 is a high-severity vulnerability in Codename065 Premium Packages – Sell Digital Products Securely, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-08-12.
- How severe is CVE-2023-4293?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-4293 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.