CVE-2023-4293

Public Exploit

Description

The Premium Packages - Sell Digital Products Securely plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.7.4 due to insufficient restriction on the 'wpdmpp_update_profile' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify their user role by supplying the 'profile[role]' parameter during a profile update.

8.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

EPSS 0.23%

Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com

Affected: codename065 Premium Packages – Sell Digital Products Securely

References

Link	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/82137302-60ca-44d5-b087-dc96e2815fca?source=cve	third party advisory exploit
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpdm-premium-packages/tags/5.7.4/wpdm-premium-packages.php#L1158	exploit
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2951917/wpdm-premium-packages#file5	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-4293?: CVE-2023-4293 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-4293?: To fix CVE-2023-4293, 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-2023-4293 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2023-4293 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-4293?: CVE-2023-4293 affects codename065 Premium Packages – Sell Digital Products Securely.

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