CVE-2023-4140 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the WP Ultimate CSV Importer plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 7.9.8. Authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as an author, can exploit this by manipulating the 'wp_capabilities->cus1' parameter if an administrator has pre-granted access in the plugin settings. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), indicating a high potential for impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.9.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:smackcoders:wp_ultimate_csv_importer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.