Critical severity · published Jul 4, 2023
CVE-2023-3460
The Ultimate Member WordPress plugin before 2.6.7 does not prevent visitors from creating user accounts with arbitrary capabilities, effectively allowing attackers to create…
9.8
CVSS
72.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Ultimate Member WordPress plugin before 2.6.7 does not prevent visitors from creating user accounts with arbitrary capabilities, effectively allowing attackers to create administrator accounts at will. This is actively being exploited in the wild.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)72.3% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UM
Ultimate Member · Ultimatemember
before 2.6.7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3460
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3460
Third Party Advisory
https://blog.wpscan.com/hacking-campaign-actively-exploiting-ultimate-member-plugin/
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/694235c7-4469-4ffd-a722-9225b19e98d7
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