PT-2022-15649 · WordPress · Simple Membership

Jet Infosystems · Published 2022-08-01 · Updated 2022-08-05 · CVE-2022-2273

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Simple Membership WordPress plugin versions prior to 4.1.3

Description The issue arises from improper validation of the membership level parameter when editing a profile. This allows members to potentially escalate to a higher membership level by crafting a specific POST request.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.1.3, update to version 4.1.3 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-2273

Affected Products

Simple Membership

References · 3

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/724729d9-1c4a-485c-9c90-a27664c47c84 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2273 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2273 · Security Note