CVE-2021-34622
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CVSS Score
V3.1EPSS Score
v2025.03.14There is a 0.7% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
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Description
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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WordPress Vulnerability
Identified and analyzed by Wordfence
Software Type
Patch Status
Published
Software Details
Software Name
Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress
Software Slug
wp-user-avatar
Affected Versions
Patched Versions
Remediation
Update to version 3.1.4, or a newer patched version
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Advisory Details
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CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 24, 2022, Modified: October 27, 2022