cve-2020-36155
HIGH vulncheck_kev
Description
An issue was discovered in the Ultimate Member plugin before 2.1.12 for WordPress, aka Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via User Meta. An attacker could supply an array parameter for sensitive metadata, such as the wp_capabilities user meta that defines a user's role. During the registration process, submitted registration details were passed to the update_profile function, and any metadata was accepted, e.g., wp_capabilities[administrator] for Administrator access.
Timeline
- Published
- 2020-11-09 00:00 UTC
- Last Modified
- 2020-11-09
CVSS Details
CVSS details not available.
Affected Products
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References
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Linked Vulnerabilities
No linked vulnerabilities found.
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"cvss": 0.0,
"datePublished": "2020-11-09T00:00:00Z",
"dateUpdated": "2020-11-09T00:00:00Z",
"description": "An issue was discovered in the Ultimate Member plugin before 2.1.12 for WordPress, aka Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via User Meta. An attacker could supply an array parameter for sensitive metadata, such as the wp_capabilities user meta that defines a user's role. During the registration process, submitted registration details were passed to the update_profile function, and any metadata was accepted, e.g., wp_capabilities[administrator] for Administrator access.",
"dueDate": "",
"id": "CVE-2020-36155",
"kev_catalogs": [
"vulncheck"
],
"knownRansomwareCampaignUse": "Unknown",
"product": "ultimate_member",
"requiredAction": "Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.",
"severity": "HIGH",
"source": "vulncheck_kev",
"title": "Ultimate Member ultimate_member Improper Privilege Management",
"vendor": "Ultimate Member"
}
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