An issue was discovered in the Ultimate Member plugin before 2.1.12 for WordPress, aka Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via User Meta. An attacker could supply an array parameter for sensitive metadata, such as the wp_capabilities user meta that defines a user's role. During the registration process, submitted registration details were passed to the update_profile function, and any metadata was accepted, e.g., wp_capabilities[administrator] for Administrator access.
CVE-2020-36155 is a critical severity with CVSS 10.0 Privilege Escalation issue affecting the Plugin Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin. It affects Versions before 2.1.12 and is fixed in 2.1.12.
CVE-2020-36155 is tracked for the Plugin Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin as critical severity with CVSS 10.0. The affected range is Versions before 2.1.12. Update Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin to 2.1.12 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
ultimate-member
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2020-36155 |
| Patched Versions |
2.1.12
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| Affected Versions |
Versions before 2.1.12
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Ultimate Member <= 2.1.11 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via User Roles
Ultimate Member <= 2.1.11 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Profile Update
Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin 2.1.3 - 2.8.2 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
Ultimate Member <= 2.6.6 - Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary User Meta Updates
Ultimate Member <= 2.0.39 - Privilege Escalation
Ultimate Member <= 2.0.39 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
Ultimate Member <= 2.0.6 - Multiple Cross-Site Request Forgery Issues
Ultimate Member <= 2.11.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure to Account Takeover via Shortcode Template Tag
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