CVE-2023-4153 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the BAN Users plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 1.5.3. Due to a missing capability check, authenticated attackers with minimal permissions (e.g., subscribers) can modify plugin settings to access ban/unban functionality and alter user roles. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe impact with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability risks. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webmedia:ban_users:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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