FKIE_CVE-2023-4153
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-09-13 03:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:37
Severity
Summary
The BAN Users plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.5.3 due to a missing capability check on the 'w3dev_save_ban_user_settings_callback' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify the plugin settings to access the ban and unban functionality and set the role of the unbanned user.
References
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"lastModified": "2026-06-17T06:37:11.477",
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"vulnStatus": "Modified",
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