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CVE-2020-36156

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.9 EPSS 2.03%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-01-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.9. It affects WordPress.

CVE
CVE-2020-36156
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.9
EPSS
2.03%
WordPress

Original NVD Description

An issue was discovered in the Ultimate Member plugin before 2.1.12 for WordPress, aka Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Profile Update. Any user with wp-admin access to the profile.php page could supply the parameter um-role with a value set to any role (e.g., Administrator) during a profile update, and effectively escalate their privileges.

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