CVE-2022-3419

Automatic User Roles Switcher < 1.1.2 - Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation

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Published Oct 31, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Automatic User Roles Switcher WordPress plugin before 1.1.2 does not have authorisation and proper CSRF checks, allowing any authenticated users like subscriber to add any role to themselves, such as administrator

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Automatic User Roles Switcher

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.1.2`	affected	< 1.1.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:addify:automatic_user_roles_switcher:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-42796	The Automatic User Roles Switcher WordPress plugin before 1.1.2 does not have authorisation and proper CSRF checks, allowing any authenticated users like subscriber to add any role to themselves, such as administrator

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.407% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5909a423-9841-449c-a569-f687c609817b

History

May 6, 2025 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Addify Automatic User Roles Switcher

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 6, 2025, 8:12 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Oct 31, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 6, 2025, 8:12 PM
Reserved: Oct 7, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:07 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:07 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:59 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 31, 2022, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:59 AM

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