CVE-2023-2833: The ReviewX plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.6.13 due to insufficient restriction on...
8.8
CVSS
Description
The ReviewX plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.6.13 due to insufficient restriction on the 'rx_set_screen_options' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify their user role by supplying the 'wp_screen_options[option]' and 'wp_screen_options[value]' parameters during a screen option update.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2023-2833
CVSS Base Severity: HIGH
CVSS Base Score: 8.8
Affected Products
Vendor: wpdevteam
Product: ReviewX – Multi-criteria Rating & Reviews for WooCommerce
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.78% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 81.36% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-02-04 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/70e1d701-2cff-4793-9e4c-5b16a4038e8d?source=cvehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/reviewx/tags/1.6.13/includes/rx-functions.php#L972
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2916148%40reviewx&old=2912114%40reviewx&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file472
https://lana.codes/lanavdb/a889c3ff-5df0-4d7e-951f-0b0406468efa/
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/05/wpdeveloper-addresses-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-reviewx-wordpress-plugin/