CVE-2023-4153

HIGH

BAN Users < 1.5.3 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Missing Capability Check

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

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