CVE-2022-2273 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2022-2273

Simple Membership < 4.1.3 - Membership Privilege Escalation

Vulnerability Description

The Simple Membership WordPress plugin before 4.1.3 does not properly validate the membership_level parameter when editing a profile, allowing members to escalate to a higher membership level by using a crafted POST request.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Jet Infosystems

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Simple Membership
Vulnerable Versions:
4.1.3

Timeline

Official Publish: August 1st, 2022
Last Modified: August 3rd, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)