VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-2273
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.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.17%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.17%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.17% probability · 66th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- simple-membership-plugin/simple membership
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/724729d9-1c4a-485c-9c90-a27664c47c84Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/724729d9-1c4a-485c-9c90-a27664c47c84Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.