CVE-2020-36155 Privilege escalation in n/a
Unauthenticated attackers can escalate privileges to Administrator by injecting role metadata during user registration in the Ultimate Member plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-36155?
CVE-2020-36155 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jan 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in the Ultimate Member plugin before 2.1.12 for WordPress, aka Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via User Meta. An attacker could supply an array parameter for sensitive metadata, such as the wp_capabilities user meta that defines a user's role. During the registration process, submitted registration details were passed to the update_profile function, and any metadata was accepted, e.g., wp_capabilities[administrator] for Administrator access.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36155?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ultimatemember Ultimate Member.
How do I fix CVE-2020-36155?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36155 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-36155 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-36155 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2020-36157 Privilege escalation in n/a
- CVE-2020-36156 Privilege escalation in n/a
- CVE-2024-1071 SQL injection in Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin
- CVE-2023-3460 Ultimate Member < 2.6.7 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2019-10270 Auth bypass in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9pq7-v5jj-f484.