Ultimate Member: Broken access control

Ultimate Member is affected by broken access control. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can reach data or an operation that should be restricted to another user or a more privileged role.

CVE / CNA score Pending The CVE record has not published a CNA CVSS assessment.

NVD score 5.3 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov

Component: Ultimate Member
Plugin slug: ultimate-member
Affected: See vendor advisory
Safe version: See mitigation notes
Published: Jan 13, 2020
Weakness: CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

This CVE was published Jan 13, 2020 and is one of 60 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

No fixed release is identified. Update Ultimate Member when a confirmed fixed release becomes available; until then, disable and remove it when the site's risk warrants.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

Multiple Insecure Direct Object Reference vulnerabilities in includes/core/class-files.php in the Ultimate Member plugin through 2.1.2 for WordPress allow remote attackers to change other users' profiles and cover photos via a modified user_id parameter. This is related to ajax_image_upload and ajax_resize_image.

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

References

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