CVE-2023-3460

CRITICAL
Published Jul 4, 20232y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Jul 4, 2023 2y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The Ultimate Member WordPress plugin before 2.6.7 does not prevent visitors from creating user accounts with arbitrary capabilities, effectively allowing attackers to create administrator accounts at will. This is actively being exploited in the wild.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
ultimatememberultimate_member* <2.6.7

References 2

  • blog.wpscan.com https://blog.wpscan.com/hacking-campaign-actively-exploiting-ultimate-member-plugin/
    Third Party Advisory
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/694235c7-4469-4ffd-a722-9225b19e98d7
    ExploitPatch

Remediation

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/694235c7-4469-4ffd-a722-9225b19e98d7
    ExploitPatch