CVE-2023-50882 WordPress ProfilePress plugin <= 4.13.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the ProfilePress WordPress plugin to perform unauthorized actions.
- 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-2023-50882?
CVE-2023-50882 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in properfraction ProfilePress, published on 9 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in properfraction ProfilePress wp-user-avatar allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects ProfilePress: from n/a through <= 4.13.2.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-50882?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Properfraction Profilepress.
How do I fix CVE-2023-50882?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-50882 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2023-50882 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50882 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in properfraction ProfilePress
- CVE-2021-34621 ProfilePress 3.0 - 3.1.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2021-34622 ProfilePress 3.0 - 3.1.3 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2021-34623 ProfilePress 3.0 - 3.1.3 - Arbitrary File Upload in Image Uploader Component
- CVE-2021-34624 ProfilePress 3.0 - 3.1.3 - Arbitrary File Upload in File Uploader Component
- CVE-2023-41954 WordPress ProfilePress plugin <= 4.13.1 - Unauthenticated Limited Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f596-88pf-rrm5.