Description

WordPress Plugin Extra User Details is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to bypass the expected capabilities check and perform otherwise restricted actions; other attacks are also possible. WordPress Plugin Extra User Details version 0.4.2 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 0.4.2.1 or latest

References

http://pvagenas.com/vulnerabilities/extra-user-details-privilege-escalation/

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39489/

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135933/WordPress-Extra-User-Details-0.4.2-Privilege-Escalation.html

http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Feb/166

https://wordpress.org/plugins/extra-user-details/changelog/

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Severity

High

Classification

CWE-264 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Privilege Escalation