CVE-2023-1874 (GCVE-0-2023-1874)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-04-12 13:30
Modified
2026-04-08 17:06
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-266 - Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Summary
The WP Data Access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.3.7. This is due to a lack of authorization checks on the multiple_roles_update function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify their user role by supplying the 'wpda_role[]' parameter during a profile update. This requires the 'Enable role management' setting to be enabled for the site.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| peterschulznl | WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Charts, Maps & Dashboards |
Version: 0 ≤ 5.3.7 |
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Nomenclature
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