Vulnerability · Published Jul 7, 2021 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2021-34622ProfilePress 3.0 - 3.1.3 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity privilege mismanagement in ProfilePress from ProfilePress. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.9% (higher than 92% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)4.9%top 7.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack tooling1Nuclei
Official description
A vulnerability in the user profile update component found in the ~/src/Classes/EditUserProfile.php file of the ProfilePress WordPress plugin made it possible for users to escalate their privileges to that of an administrator while editing their profile. This issue affects versions 3.0.0 - 3.1.3. .
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ProfilePress | ProfilePress | 3.0.0 - 3.1.3 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H