UserPro <= 4.9.20 - Privilege Escalation

Incorrect User Management
CVE Not available
CVSS Critical (10)
Publicly Published January 3, 2019
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Noman Riffat
Description

The UserPro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 4.9.20. This is due to new users being able to freely register with the administrator role. This makes it possible for attackers to create administrators and execute code on the site.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug userpro (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.9.21
Patched Version
  • 4.9.21
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