CVE-2023-52209 WordPress WPForms User Registration plugin <= 2.1.0 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Authenticated attackers can escalate privileges in the WPForms User Registration WordPress plugin due to improper privilege management.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-52209?
CVE-2023-52209 is a high-severity vulnerability in WPForms, LLC. WPForms User Registration, published on 1 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in WPForms, LLC. WPForms User Registration allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WPForms User Registration: from n/a through 2.1.0.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52209?
How do I fix CVE-2023-52209?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-52209 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-52209 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52209 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jmjq-h283-6462.