CVE-2022-2273
highpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.012 · 68 %ileEUUSgrimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.18% (68th) EPSS
CVSS 8.8 · high
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The Simple Membership WordPress plugin before 4.1.3 does not properly validate the membership_level parameter when editing a profile, allowing members to escalate to a higher membership level by using a crafted POST request.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
8.8
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9
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weaknesses
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affected products (2)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- simple-membership-plugin simple membership< 4.1.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:simple-membership-plugin:simple_membership:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (4)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-2273/cnnvd
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/724729d9-1c4a-485c-9c90-a27664c47c84cnnvd
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/724729d9-1c4a-485c-9c90-a27664c47c84enisa_euvd
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/724729d9-1c4a-485c-9c90-a27664c47c84ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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