CVE-2015-4038 Privilege escalation in n/a
Authenticated users can escalate privileges to administrator via a specific AJAX action in the WP Membership plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-4038?
CVE-2015-4038 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jun 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Membership plugin 1.2.3 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to gain administrator privileges via an iv_membership_update_user_settings action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4038?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpmembership Wpmembership.
How do I fix CVE-2015-4038?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4038 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-4038 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4038 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-68hw-3j5m-5hrv.