High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 6, 2023· Updated Apr 8, 2026
CVE-2023-2833
CVE-2023-2833
Description
The ReviewX plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.6.13 due to insufficient restriction on the 'rx_set_screen_options' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify their user role by supplying the 'wp_screen_options[option]' and 'wp_screen_options[value]' parameters during a screen option update.
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References
5- lana.codes/lanavdb/a889c3ff-5df0-4d7e-951f-0b0406468efa/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/05/wpdeveloper-addresses-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-reviewx-wordpress-plugin/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/70e1d701-2cff-4793-9e4c-5b16a4038e8dnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/reviewx/tags/1.6.13/includes/rx-functions.phpnvdProduct
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetnvdProduct
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