CVE-2021-34622
high-risk
Published 2021-07-07
A vulnerability in the user profile update component found in the ~/src/Classes/EditUserProfile.php file of the ProfilePress WordPress plugin made it possible for users to escalate their privileges to that of an administrator while editing their profile. This issue affects versions 3.0.0 - 3.1.3. .
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65.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 35% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
56
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
19/34 · Moderate
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal