CVE-2025-3278
"UrbanGo Membership Plugin Privilege Escalation Vulnerability"
Description
The UrbanGo Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.0.4. This is due to the plugin allowing users who are registering new accounts to set their own role or by supplying 'user_register_role' field. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain elevated privileges by creating an account with the administrator role.
INFO
Published Date :
April 19, 2025, 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 21, 2025, 2:23 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-3278
vulnerability.
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CVE-2025-3278 vulnerability over time.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Apr. 19, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The UrbanGo Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.0.4. This is due to the plugin allowing users who are registering new accounts to set their own role or by supplying 'user_register_role' field. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain elevated privileges by creating an account with the administrator role. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-269 Added Reference https://themeforest.net/item/urbango-directory-and-listing-wordpress-theme/22712624 Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/913ffe0c-c8f8-4cda-be9a-96c056d4c4a8?source=cve
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-3278 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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