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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-24076 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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History

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2025-02-13T16:39:41.089Z

Reserved: 2023-04-05T14:11:38.079Z

Link: CVE-2023-1874

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T06:05:26.716Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-12T14:15:07.527

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:40:03.950

Link: CVE-2023-1874

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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