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Improper Privilege ManagementWeakness · CWE-269

CVE-2023-51483

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-05-17
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Glowlogix WP Frontend Profile allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WP Frontend Profile: from n/a through 1.3.1.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in the Glowlogix WP Frontend Profile WordPress plugin (versions through 1.3.1) allows authenticated users to escalate their privileges, likely due to insufficient authorization checks in profile update functionality.

MitigationUpdate WP Frontend Profile to the latest version (1.3.2 or later) which contains the security fix; alternatively, restrict or disable the plugin's profile update capabilities until patching is possible.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify WP Frontend Profile plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins, or inspect the wp-content/plugins directory for a folder named 'wp-frontend-profile', 'frontend-profile', or similar Glowlogix profile plugin folder
    Affected if The plugin folder exists in wp-content/plugins/
  2. Confirm the plugin version
    Open the plugin's main PHP file (usually in the plugin folder root) and locate the 'Version:' header in the plugin comment block, or check the plugin row in WordPress Plugins admin page
    Affected if The reported version is 1.3.1 or lower (including any 1.x.x version through 1.3.1)
  3. Check if the plugin is active
    In WordPress admin > Plugins, verify the plugin status shows as 'Active'
    Affected if The plugin is currently active and running on the site
  4. Identify if profile update functionality is accessible
    Inspect the plugin settings under its configuration page (usually under Users or a dedicated WP Frontend Profile settings menu) to determine if profile update forms are enabled for logged-in users
    Affected if Profile update forms are enabled and accessible to authenticated users (any logged-in user can access them)
  5. Review user role permissions for the profile update feature
    Check WordPress Users > Profile page and the plugin's role/permission settings to confirm which user roles can modify profile data
    Affected if Standard subscriber-level or other low-privilege authenticated users are permitted to update profile fields that could lead to privilege escalation

You are affected if the WP Frontend Profile plugin is installed, active, at version 1.3.1 or below, and the profile update functionality is accessible to authenticated users.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update WP Frontend Profile to the latest version (1.3.2 or later) which contains the security fix; alternatively, restrict or disable the plugin's profile update capabilities until patching is possible.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,920
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