CVE-2022-2273 Simple Membership < 4.1.3 - Membership Privilege Escalation
Attackers can escalate membership privileges by manipulating the membership_level parameter in profile edit requests.
- 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-2022-2273?
CVE-2022-2273 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Simple Membership, published on 1 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Simple Membership WordPress plugin before 4.1.3 does not properly validate the membership_level parameter when editing a profile, allowing members to escalate to a higher membership level by using a crafted POST request.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2273?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Simple-Membership-Plugin Simple Membership.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2273?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2273 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-2273 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2273 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Simple Membership
- CVE-2022-2317 Simple Membership < 4.1.3 - Unauthenticated Membership Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2023-41956 WordPress Simple Membership plugin <= 4.3.4 - Authenticated Account Takeover vulnerability
- CVE-2016-10884 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
- CVE-2019-14328 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
- CVE-2023-41957 WordPress Simple Membership plugin <= 4.3.4 - Unauthenticated Membership Role Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hfj7-fhvx-37c9.