CVE-2020-36157 Privilege escalation in n/a
Unauthenticated attackers can escalate privileges by manipulating the role parameter during registration in the Ultimate Member WordPress 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-2020-36157?
CVE-2020-36157 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 Roles. Due to the lack of filtering on the role parameter that could be supplied during the registration process, an attacker could supply the role parameter with a WordPress capability (or any custom Ultimate Member role) and effectively be granted those privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36157?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ultimatemember Ultimate Member.
How do I fix CVE-2020-36157?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36157 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-36157 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36157 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2020-36155 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-4qr9-9cg9-9gvw.