vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: automatic-user-roles-switcher: CVE-2022-3419: Improper Privilege Management
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N) | Oct 10, 2022 | May 15, 2025 | May 4, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N)
Published
Oct 10, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 4, 2026
Description
The Automatic User Roles Switcher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing authorization on an unknown function in versions up to, and including, 1.1.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to change their own role to administrator.
Solution
automatic-user-roles-switcher-plugin-cve-2022-3419
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3419
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fd74bcec-df6f-4f82-8f88-6cb1adde35ed?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-42796
- CVE-2022-3419
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2022-3419
- CWE-269
- CWE-352
- EUVD-EUVD-2022-42796
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