CVE-2023-3460

Public Exploit

Ultimate Member < 2.6.7 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

Description

The Ultimate Member WordPress plugin before 2.6.7 does not prevent visitors from creating user accounts with arbitrary capabilities, effectively allowing attackers to create administrator accounts at will. This is actively being exploited in the wild.

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.1 •

EPSS 93.12% Top 5%

Third-Party Advisory wpscan.com

Affected: Unknown Ultimate Member

References

Link	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/694235c7-4469-4ffd-a722-9225b19e98d7	patch vdb entry exploit technical description
https://blog.wpscan.com/hacking-campaign-actively-exploiting-ultimate-member-plugin/	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-3460?: CVE-2023-3460 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-3460?: To fix CVE-2023-3460, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-3460 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2023-3460 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~93% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-3460?: CVE-2023-3460 affects Unknown Ultimate Member.

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