WordPress CVEs

Description

The User Role Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.64.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the update_roles() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add or remove roles for arbitrary users, including escalating their privileges to administrator, via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Affected WordPress components

• User Role Editor Plugin · user-role-editor
  Confirmed match Active
  Up to and including 4.64.3
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A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

• shinephp User Role Editor — Up to and including 4.64.3

References

• plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-role-editor/trunk/includes/classes/grant-roles.php#L184
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-role-editor/trunk/includes/classes/grant-roles.php#L187
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3208193/
• wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-role-editor/#developers
• www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6f359d02-d4ce-4045-9e79-ae0f92b84766?source=cve
• nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record