CVE-2020-36156 describes an authenticated privilege escalation vulnerability in the Ultimate Member plugin for WordPress, affecting versions prior to 2.1.12. An attacker with wp-admin access could exploit this by manipulating the 'um-role' parameter during a profile update, thereby elevating their privileges to any desired role, including Administrator. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a significant risk of complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the potential impact remains severe for unpatched systems.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.1.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ultimatemember:ultimate_member:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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