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CVE-2023-1874

Summary
Assigner-Wordfence
Assigner Org ID-b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599
Published At-12 Apr, 2023 | 13:30
Updated At-13 Feb, 2025 | 16:39
Rejected At-
Credits

The WP Data Access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.3.7. This is due to a lack of authorization checks on the multiple_roles_update function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify their user role by supplying the 'wpda_role[]' parameter during a profile update. This requires the 'Enable role management' setting to be enabled for the site.

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Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)
▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
cve.org
Assigner:Wordfence
Assigner Org ID:b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599
Published At:12 Apr, 2023 | 13:30
Updated At:13 Feb, 2025 | 16:39
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

The WP Data Access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.3.7. This is due to a lack of authorization checks on the multiple_roles_update function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify their user role by supplying the 'wpda_role[]' parameter during a profile update. This requires the 'Enable role management' setting to be enabled for the site.

Affected Products
Vendor
peterschulznl
Product
WP Data Access
Default Status
unaffected
Versions
Affected
  • From * through 5.3.7 (semver)
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
N/AN/ACWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Type: N/A
CWE ID: N/A
Description: CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
3.17.5HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Version: 3.1
Base score: 7.5
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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finder
Chloe Chamberland
Timeline
EventDate
Discovered2023-04-05 00:00:00
Disclosed2023-04-06 00:00:00
Event: Discovered
Date: 2023-04-05 00:00:00
Event: Disclosed
Date: 2023-04-06 00:00:00
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References
HyperlinkResource
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8f562e33-2aef-46f0-8a65-691155ede9e7?source=cve
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.3.7/WPDataRoles/WPDA_Roles.php#L50
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.3.8/WPDataRoles/WPDA_Roles.php#L50
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.3.8/WPDataRoles/WPDA_Roles.php#L23
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171825/WordPress-WP-Data-Access-5.3.7-Privilege-Escalation.html
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Hyperlink: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8f562e33-2aef-46f0-8a65-691155ede9e7?source=cve
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.3.7/WPDataRoles/WPDA_Roles.php#L50
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.3.8/WPDataRoles/WPDA_Roles.php#L50
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.3.8/WPDataRoles/WPDA_Roles.php#L23
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171825/WordPress-WP-Data-Access-5.3.7-Privilege-Escalation.html
Resource: N/A
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
1. CVE Program Container
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HyperlinkResource
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8f562e33-2aef-46f0-8a65-691155ede9e7?source=cve
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.3.7/WPDataRoles/WPDA_Roles.php#L50
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.3.8/WPDataRoles/WPDA_Roles.php#L50
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.3.8/WPDataRoles/WPDA_Roles.php#L23
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171825/WordPress-WP-Data-Access-5.3.7-Privilege-Escalation.html
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Hyperlink: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8f562e33-2aef-46f0-8a65-691155ede9e7?source=cve
Resource:
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Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.3.7/WPDataRoles/WPDA_Roles.php#L50
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Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.3.8/WPDataRoles/WPDA_Roles.php#L50
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Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.3.8/WPDataRoles/WPDA_Roles.php#L23
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Hyperlink: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171825/WordPress-WP-Data-Access-5.3.7-Privilege-Escalation.html
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2. CISA ADP Vulnrichment
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▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:security@wordfence.com
Published At:12 Apr, 2023 | 14:15
Updated At:07 Nov, 2023 | 04:05

The WP Data Access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.3.7. This is due to a lack of authorization checks on the multiple_roles_update function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify their user role by supplying the 'wpda_role[]' parameter during a profile update. This requires the 'Enable role management' setting to be enabled for the site.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
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Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary3.18.8HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Secondary3.17.5HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Type: Primary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 8.8
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Type: Secondary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 7.5
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CPE Matches

wpdataaccess
wpdataaccess
>>wp_data_access>>Versions up to 5.3.7(inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:wpdataaccess:wp_data_access:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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References
HyperlinkSourceResource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171825/WordPress-WP-Data-Access-5.3.7-Privilege-Escalation.htmlsecurity@wordfence.com
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.3.7/WPDataRoles/WPDA_Roles.php#L50security@wordfence.com
Not Applicable
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.3.8/WPDataRoles/WPDA_Roles.php#L23security@wordfence.com
Not Applicable
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.3.8/WPDataRoles/WPDA_Roles.php#L50security@wordfence.com
Not Applicable
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8f562e33-2aef-46f0-8a65-691155ede9e7?source=cvesecurity@wordfence.com
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171825/WordPress-WP-Data-Access-5.3.7-Privilege-Escalation.html
Source: security@wordfence.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.3.7/WPDataRoles/WPDA_Roles.php#L50
Source: security@wordfence.com
Resource:
Not Applicable
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.3.8/WPDataRoles/WPDA_Roles.php#L23
Source: security@wordfence.com
Resource:
Not Applicable
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.3.8/WPDataRoles/WPDA_Roles.php#L50
Source: security@wordfence.com
Resource:
Not Applicable
Hyperlink: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8f562e33-2aef-46f0-8a65-691155ede9e7?source=cve
Source: security@wordfence.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory

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