nvd.nist.gov
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36155 CVE-2020-36155
CRITICALNuclei
Ultimate Member ultimate_member Improper Privilege Management
Record summary
CVE-2020-36155 has a selected CVSS score of 10.0 (critical); EIP currently links 1 Nuclei template.
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.
Description source: CVE List
Exploitation context
Known exploitation
- VulnCheck KEV
- Listed · Nov 9, 2020 · VulnCheck
- Reported exploitation
- Observed · VulnCheck
Available material
- Nuclei templates
- 1
Affected products and versions
1| Product | Source | Version range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
ultimate_memberBrowse Ultimate Member / ultimate_member | VulnCheck | Version data not supplied | |
Nuclei templates
1ProjectDiscoveryCRITICALUltimate Member < 2.1.12 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via User MetaCVSS 10
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.
Impact
Unauthenticated attackers can escalate privileges to administrator during registration, gaining complete control over the WordPress site and all user data.
Remediation
Fixed in 2.1.12
WeaknessesCWE-269
Authorsriteshs4hu
Template tagscvecve2020wordpresswp-pluginwpwpscanultimate-memberintrusiveprivescvkevvuln
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CPE: cpe:2.3:a:ultimatemember:ultimate_member:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Shodan: http.html:/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-member/
FOFA: body="/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-member"
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf13b0f8-5815-4d27-a276-5eff8985fc0b/ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36155 https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-member/#developers
Source: ProjectDiscovery
References
4wordpress.org
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-member wpscan.com
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf13b0f8-5815-4d27-a276-5eff8985fc0b wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/11/critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities-affect-100k-sites-using-ultimate-member-plugin