Privilege escalation in Userproplugin Userpro
CVE-2023-6009
The UserPro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.1.4 due to insufficient restriction on the 'userpro_update_user_profile' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify their user role by supplying the 'wp_capabilities' parameter during a profile update.
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: 0.009 (58.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Userproplugin Userpro
- Userpro - Community And User Profile WordPress Plugin — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e8bed9c0-dae3-405e-a946-5f28a… (Third Party Advisory)
- codecanyon.net/item/userpro-user-profiles-with-social-login/5958681 (Product)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-6009?
- CVE-2023-6009 is a high-severity vulnerability in Userproplugin Userpro, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-11-22.
- How severe is CVE-2023-6009?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-6009 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.