Profile Builder <= 3.1.0 - Privilege Escalation

Improper Privilege Management
CVE Not available
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published February 13, 2020
Last Updated June 17, 2024
Researcher Mikey Veenstra
Description

The Profile Builder and Profile Builder Pro plugin versions up to and including 3.1.0 allows unauthenticated attackers to gain administrator-level permissions by registering users on a vulnerable site and assigning their own role.

References

2 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug profile-builder-pro (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.1.1
Patched Version
  • 3.1.1
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug profile-builder (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.1.1
Patched Version
  • 3.1.1
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