CVE-2023-2440 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting the UserPro plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to and including 5.1.1. This flaw stems from missing nonce validation in key administrative functions, allowing unauthenticated attackers to manipulate user roles. A successful exploit, requiring a tricked administrator to click a malicious link, could elevate a verified user's privileges to that of an administrator, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While rated with a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:userproplugin:userpro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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