CVE-2023-41954 HIGH

CVE-2023-41954: WordPress ProfilePress plugin <= 4.13.1 - Unauthenticated Limited Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Vendor Profilepress Membership Team

Product ProfilePress

Weakness CWE-269

Published May 17, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

8.6/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in ProfilePress Membership Team ProfilePress allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects ProfilePress: from n/a through 4.13.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

ProfilePress versions up to 4.13.1 contain a privilege management flaw that allows unauthenticated attackers to modify site data and read sensitive information. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited over the network. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 4.13.1 immediately.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data and modify site content without logging in.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can alter posts, pages, settings, and access confidential information.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 17, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41954 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html AskarLabs — CWE-269 write-up Improper Privilege Management

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-41954

CWE CWE-269

CVSS 8.6 / HIGH

Affected versions