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CVE-2023-47868

WordPress wpForo plugin <= 2.2.3 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Severity Score

7.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in wpForo wpForo Forum allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects wpForo Forum: from n/a through 2.2.3.

Vulnerabilidad de gestión de privilegios incorrecta en wpForo wpForo Forum permite la escalada de privilegios. Este problema afecta a wpForo Forum: desde n/a hasta 2.2.3.

The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.3. This is due to incorrect assignment of user permissions during registration. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.

*Credits: Jesse McNeil (Patchstack Alliance)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-11-13 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-11-20 CVE Published
  • 2024-05-18 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment
  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Wpforo
Search vendor "Wpforo"
 Wpforo
Search vendor "Wpforo" for product "Wpforo"
 >= 0.0.0 <= 2.2.3
Search vendor "Wpforo" for product "Wpforo" and version " >= 0.0.0 <= 2.2.3"
en
Affected