Security News > 2023 > June > Hackers exploit zero-day in Ultimate Member WordPress plugin with 200K installs
Hackers exploit a zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability in the 'Ultimate Member' WordPress plugin to compromise websites by bypassing security measures and registering rogue administrator accounts.
Ultimate Member is a user profile and membership plugin that facilitates sign-ups and building communities on WordPress sites, and it currently has over 200,000 active installations.
The exploited flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-3460, and having a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8, impacts all versions of the Ultimate Member plugin, including its latest version, v2.6.6.
Because the critical flaw remains unpatched and is so easy to exploit, WordFence recommends the Ultimate Member plugin be uninstalled immediately.
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-04 | CVE-2023-3460 | Unspecified vulnerability in Ultimatemember Ultimate Member 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. | 9.8 |