CVE-2020-36155
WordPress Ultimate Member Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Description
An issue was discovered in the Ultimate Member plugin before 2.1.12 for WordPress, aka Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via User Meta. An attacker could supply an array parameter for sensitive metadata, such as the wp_capabilities user meta that defines a user's role. During the registration process, submitted registration details were passed to the update_profile function, and any metadata was accepted, e.g., wp_capabilities[administrator] for Administrator access.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 4, 2021, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 5:28 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.0
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2020-36155.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-member/#developers | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf13b0f8-5815-4d27-a276-5eff8985fc0b | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/11/critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities-affect-100k-sites-using-ultimate-member-plugin/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-member/#developers | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf13b0f8-5815-4d27-a276-5eff8985fc0b | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/11/critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities-affect-100k-sites-using-ultimate-member-plugin/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-member/#developers Added Reference https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf13b0f8-5815-4d27-a276-5eff8985fc0b Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/11/critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities-affect-100k-sites-using-ultimate-member-plugin/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 07, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-member/#developers No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-member/#developers Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf13b0f8-5815-4d27-a276-5eff8985fc0b No Types Assigned https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf13b0f8-5815-4d27-a276-5eff8985fc0b Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/11/critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities-affect-100k-sites-using-ultimate-member-plugin/ No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/11/critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities-affect-100k-sites-using-ultimate-member-plugin/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ultimatemember:ultimate_member:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.1.12
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-36155 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-36155
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.51 }} 0.05%
score
0.76425
percentile