Vulnerability · Published Jul 4, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-3460Ultimate Member < 2.6.7 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in Ultimate Member from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 72.3% (higher than 99.4% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei, public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)72.3%top 0.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack tooling2Nuclei, Public PoC
Official description
The Ultimate Member WordPress plugin before 2.6.7 does not prevent visitors from creating user accounts with arbitrary capabilities, effectively allowing attackers to create administrator accounts at will. This is actively being exploited in the wild.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Ultimate Member | 0 – before 2.6.7 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/694235c7-4469-4ffd-a722-9225b19e98d7 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://blog.wpscan.com/hacking-campaign-actively-exploiting-ultimate-member-plugin/