High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 22, 2023· Updated Apr 8, 2026
CVE-2023-6009
CVE-2023-6009
Description
The UserPro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.1.4 due to insufficient restriction on the 'userpro_update_user_profile' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify their user role by supplying the 'wp_capabilities' parameter during a profile update.
Affected products
1Patches
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References
3- packetstormsecurity.com/files/175871/WordPress-UserPro-5.1.x-Password-Reset-Authentication-Bypass-Escalation.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e8bed9c0-dae3-405e-a946-5f28a3c30851nvdThird Party Advisory
- codecanyon.net/item/userpro-user-profiles-with-social-login/5958681nvdProduct
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