CVE-2020-36156
Critical
Description
An issue was discovered in the Ultimate Member plugin before 2.1.12 for WordPress, aka Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Profile Update. Any user with wp-admin access to the profile.php page could supply the parameter um-role with a value set to any role (e.g., Administrator) during a profile update, and effectively escalate their privileges.
SeverityCritical
CVSS9.9
Exploit probability—
ProductUltimatemember Ultimate Member
PublishedJan 4, 2021
First seenJan 4, 2021
How to fix
Update
- ultimatemember ultimate_member2.1.12 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ultimatemember ultimate_member | v < 2.1.12 | 2.1.12 |
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