CVE-2015-4038
Description
The WP Membership plugin 1.2.3 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to gain administrator privileges via an iv_membership_update_user_settings action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
WordPress Plugin WP Membership 1.2.3 - Multiple Vulnerabilities
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpmembership | wpmembership | 1.2.3 | |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132012/WordPress-WP-Membership-1.2.3-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535587/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535652/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74766
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7998
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132012/WordPress-WP-Membership-1.2.3-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535587/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535652/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74766
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7998
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.