CVE-2023-3460
CriticalCVSS 9.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Very high risk99th percentile - higher than 99% of all known CVEs
Summary
The Ultimate Member WordPress plugin before version 2.6.7 does not prevent visitors from creating user accounts with arbitrary capabilities, effectively allowing attackers to create administrator accounts at will.
Risk Assessment
This vulnerability poses a serious risk to organizations as it allows unauthorized users to gain full administrative privileges.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the Ultimate Member plugin to version 2.6.7 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.