CVE-2023-3460
Ultimate Member < 2.6.7 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
- Published
- Jul 4, 2023
- Updated
- Nov 25, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- WPScan
- Evidence observed
- Aug 3, 2025
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.4%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
10- CVE-2023-3460Exploit
Exploit and scanner for CVE-2023-3460, a WordPress Ultimate Member plugin privilege escalation vulnerability allowing unauthenticated admin account creation.
CVE-2023-3460
Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2023-3460 enabling unauthorized admin access in Ultimate Member WordPress plugin versions below 2.6.7. Intended for educational security research.
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