CVE-2022-2317 Simple Membership < 4.1.3 - Unauthenticated Membership Privilege Escalation

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can escalate privileges by manipulating membership parameters during registration in the Simple Membership 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-2022-2317?

CVE-2022-2317 is a critical vulnerability in Unknown Simple Membership, published on 1 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Simple Membership WordPress plugin before 4.1.3 allows user to change their membership at the registration stage due to insufficient checking of a user supplied parameter.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2317?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Simple-Membership-Plugin Simple Membership.

How do I fix CVE-2022-2317?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2317 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-2317 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2317 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r2wm-jmvh-5q98.

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