CVE-2023-3460: Ultimate Member < 2.6.7 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Published Jul 4, 2023
·Updated
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.
Affected Software
1 affected component
ultimatemember Ultimate Member Wordpress<2.6.7
Remediation
Event History
Jul 4, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:23 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:23 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:15 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Aug 3, 2025
Exploit Published
12:00 AM
Known Exploited
06:55 AM
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?
The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2023-3460.
2
What is the severity of CVE-2023-3460?
The severity of CVE-2023-3460 is critical.
3
What is the affected software of CVE-2023-3460?
The affected software of CVE-2023-3460 is the Ultimate Member WordPress plugin before version 2.6.7.
4
How can an attacker exploit CVE-2023-3460?
An attacker can exploit CVE-2023-3460 by creating user accounts with arbitrary capabilities, effectively allowing them to create administrator accounts at will.
5
Is CVE-2023-3460 actively being exploited?
Yes, CVE-2023-3460 is actively being exploited in the wild.