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CVE-2023-4293

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.79%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2023-08-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. It affects WordPress. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.

CVE
CVE-2023-4293
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
0.79%
WordPress

Original NVD Description

The Premium Packages - Sell Digital Products Securely plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.7.4 due to insufficient restriction on the 'wpdmpp_update_profile' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify their user role by supplying the 'profile[role]' parameter during a profile update.

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