CVE-2019-10271: Medium severity ultimate member vulnerability

Published Jun 24, 2019
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Updated

An issue was discovered in the Ultimate Member plugin 2.39 for WordPress. It allows unauthorized profile and cover picture modification. It is possible to modify the profile and cover picture of any user once one is connected. One can also modify the profiles and cover pictures of privileged users. To perform such a modification, one first needs to (for example) intercept an upload-picture request and modify the userid parameter.

Affected Software

2 affected components
ultimatemember Ultimate Member Wordpress<=2.39
ultimatemember Ultimate Member Wordpress<2.0.40

Event History

Jun 24, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:11 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:11 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of this issue?

The vulnerability ID of this issue is CVE-2019-10271.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2019-10271?

The severity of CVE-2019-10271 is medium with a severity value of 4.3.

3

What is affected by CVE-2019-10271?

The Ultimate Member plugin version 2.39 for WordPress is affected by CVE-2019-10271.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2019-10271?

CVE-2019-10271 allows unauthorized modification of profile and cover pictures in the Ultimate Member plugin for WordPress.

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2019-10271?

Currently, there is no official fix available for CVE-2019-10271. It is recommended to update to the latest version of the Ultimate Member plugin when a fix is released.

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