CVE-2023-4153
HIGHBAN Users < 1.5.3 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Missing Capability Check
Title source: llmDescription
The BAN Users plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.5.3 due to a missing capability check on the 'w3dev_save_ban_user_settings_callback' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify the plugin settings to access the ban and unban functionality and set the role of the unbanned user.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0069
EPSS Percentile
47.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-266
Status
published
Products (2)
webmedia/ban_users
< 1.5.3
webxmedia/BAN Users
< 1.5.3
Published
Sep 13, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026