High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 12, 2023· Updated Apr 8, 2026
CVE-2023-1874
CVE-2023-1874
Description
The WP Data Access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.3.7. This is due to a lack of authorization checks on the multiple_roles_update function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify their user role by supplying the 'wpda_role[]' parameter during a profile update. This requires the 'Enable role management' setting to be enabled for the site.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:wpdataaccess:wp_data_access:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*Range: <=5.3.7
- Range: <=5.3.7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- packetstormsecurity.com/files/171825/WordPress-WP-Data-Access-5.3.7-Privilege-Escalation.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8f562e33-2aef-46f0-8a65-691155ede9e7nvdThird Party Advisory
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.3.7/WPDataRoles/WPDA_Roles.phpnvdNot Applicable
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.3.8/WPDataRoles/WPDA_Roles.phpnvdNot Applicable
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-data-access/tags/5.3.8/WPDataRoles/WPDA_Roles.phpnvdNot Applicable
- www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/04/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-patched-promptly-in-wp-data-access-wordpress-plugin/nvd
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