VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-34622

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability4.93%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-07-07
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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. .

Weakness classification

  • security@wordfence.com: CWE-269
  • nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Primary references