CVE-2020-36156 Privilege escalation in n/a
Authenticated users can escalate privileges to Administrator by manipulating the role parameter during profile updates in the Ultimate Member 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-2020-36156?
CVE-2020-36156 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jan 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in the Ultimate Member plugin before 2.1.12 for WordPress, aka Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Profile Update. Any user with wp-admin access to the profile.php page could supply the parameter um-role with a value set to any role (e.g., Administrator) during a profile update, and effectively escalate their privileges.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36156?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ultimatemember Ultimate Member.
How do I fix CVE-2020-36156?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36156 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-36156 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36156 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2020-36155 Privilege escalation in n/a
- CVE-2020-36157 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-v28v-ph75-h265.