Automatic User Roles Switcher <= 1.1.1 - Missing Authorization to Privilege Escalation

8.1
Improper Privilege Management
CVE CVE-2022-3419
CVSS 8.1 (High)
Publicly Published October 10, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher WPScanTeam - WPScan

Description

The Automatic User Roles Switcher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing authorization on an unknown function in versions up to, and including, 1.1.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to change their own role to administrator.

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1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug automatic-user-roles-switcher
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.1.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.1.1
Patched Version
  • 1.1.2

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