CVE-2023-0820

User Role by BestWebSoft < 1.6.7 - Privilege Escalation via CSRF

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Published Apr 3, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The User Role by BestWebSoft WordPress plugin before 1.6.7 does not protect against CSRF in requests to update role capabilities, leading to arbitrary privilege escalation of any role.

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

User Role by BestWebSoft

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 1.6.7

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:user_role:*:*:*:*:*: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-2023-12824	The User Role by BestWebSoft WordPress plugin before 1.6.7 does not protect against CSRF in requests to update role capabilities, leading to arbitrary privilege escalation of any role.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.411% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b93d9f9d-0fd9-49b8-b465-d32b95351912

History

Feb 14, 2025 5:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-352
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Bestwebsoft User Role

Weaknesses

CWE-352

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 14, 2025, 4:53 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Apr 3, 2023, 2:38 PM
Updated: Feb 14, 2025, 4:53 PM
Reserved: Feb 13, 2023, 9:06 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:24 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:24 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:26 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 3, 2023, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:26 AM

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