Vulnerability · Published Apr 12, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2023-1874WP Data Access <= 5.3.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Charts, Maps & Dashboards from peterschulznl. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.7% (higher than 86% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Official description
The WP Data Access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.3.7. This is due to a lack of authorization checks on the multiple_roles_update function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify their user role by supplying the 'wpda_role[]' parameter during a profile update. This requires the 'Enable role management' setting to be enabled for the site.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| peterschulznl | WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Charts, Maps & Dashboards | 0 – through 5.3.7 |
Weakness: CWE-266 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8f562e33-2aef-46f0-8a65-691155ede9e7?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.3.7/WPDataRoles/WPDA_Roles.php#L50
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.3.8/WPDataRoles/WPDA_Roles.php#L50
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.3.8/WPDataRoles/WPDA_Roles.php#L23
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/04/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-patched-promptly-in-wp-data-access-wordpress-plugin/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171825/WordPress-WP-Data-Access-5.3.7-Privilege-Escalation.html x_transferred