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CVE-2023-0820

HIGH 8.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
April 3, 2023
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-352
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The User Role by BestWebSoft WordPress plugin before 1.6.7 does not protect against CSRF in requests to update role capabilities, leading to arbitrary privilege escalation of any role.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown User Role by BestWebSoft — Before 1.6.7
  • bestwebsoft user_role — Before 1.6.7

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b93d9f9d-0fd9-49b8-b465-d32b95351912 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record