CVE-2022-3419 Automatic User Roles Switcher < 1.1.2 - Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation
Authenticated subscribers can escalate privileges to administrator due to missing authorization and CSRF checks in the Automatic User Roles Switcher 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-2022-3419?
CVE-2022-3419 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Automatic User Roles Switcher, published on 31 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Automatic User Roles Switcher WordPress plugin before 1.1.2 does not have authorisation and proper CSRF checks, allowing any authenticated users like subscriber to add any role to themselves, such as administrator
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3419?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Addify Automatic User Roles Switcher.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3419?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3419 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-3419 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3419 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w8cr-4wjm-8jwj.