CVE-2023-47682

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Description

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in weDevs WP User Frontend allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WP User Frontend: from n/a through 3.6.5.

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): Patchstack
CVSS severity: HIGH
CVSS score: 7.2 / 10
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Effective score: 7.2 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
CWE(s): CWE-269
Reserved: 2023-11-08
Published: 2024-05-17 10:36 UTC
Last updated: 2026-04-28 18:08 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2023/47xxx/CVE-2023-47682.json
Linked Threat: CVE-2023-47682 — WP User Frontend <= 3.6.5 - Authenticated (Author+) Privilege Escalation

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NVD published: 2024-05-17 09:15:11 UTC
NVD last modified: 2026-06-17 06:33:07 UTC
NVD CVSS v3.1: 7.2 / 10 HIGH source: audit@patchstack.com
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability subscore: 1.2 / 10
Impact subscore: 5.9 / 10
EPSS score: 0.0063 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
EPSS percentile: 46.89% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-30

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EUVD ID: EUVD-2023-51780
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: May 17, 2024, 8:36:12 AM
Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:08:50 PM
EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1): 7.2 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EUVD-reported EPSS: 0.2200
Vendors: wedevs
Products: WP User Frontend (n/a ≤3.6.5)
Aliases: GHSA-rfx7-w9r4-5hj4

ENISA description: Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in weDevs WP User Frontend allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WP User Frontend: from n/a through 3.6.5.

EUVD references (1)

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-user-frontend/wordpress-wp-user-frontend-plugin-3-6-5-authenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
weDevs	WP User Frontend	`n/a` (affected)	—

Vendor references (1)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-user-frontend/wordpress-wp-user-frontend-plugin-3-6-5-authenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry

MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org

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https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-user-frontend/wordpress-wp-user-frontend-plugin-3-6-5-authenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry

Web references (5)

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http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html rapid7:cwe.mitre.org
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-47682 rapid7:attackerkb.com
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-51780 rapid7:euvd.enisa.europa.eu
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47682 rapid7:www.cve.org
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/31de3c9b-068d-47d8-9811-feae07f2e9d0?source=api-prod rapid7:www.wordfence.com

NVD-tagged references (2)

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https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-user-frontend/wordpress-wp-user-frontend-plugin-3-6-5-authenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve audit@patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-user-frontend/wordpress-wp-user-frontend-plugin-3-6-5-authenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Indicators (2)

IOCs linked to the auto-promoted Threat row.

Type	Value	VirusTotal	Attached
domain	`escalation.this`	no local data	2026-05-18 21:20 UTC
cve	`CVE-2023-47682`	no local data	2026-06-06 14:53 UTC

Remediations (25)

Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.

Wordfence remediation: User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission

Wordfence

Update to version 3.6.6, or a newer patched version

2026-08-12 15:04 UTC
Wordfence remediation: User Frontend: AI Powered Frontend Post Submission, User Directory, User Profile, Membership & User Registration

Wordfence

Update to version 3.6.6, or a newer patched version

2026-07-17 03:23 UTC
Wordfence remediation: User Frontend: AI Powered Frontend Posting, User Directory, Profile Builder, Membership & User Registration

Wordfence

Update to version 3.6.6, or a newer patched version

2026-07-09 19:39 UTC
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2026-06-27 08:26 UTC
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2026-06-27 08:26 UTC
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2026-06-27 08:26 UTC
Wordfence remediation: User Frontend: AI Powered Frontend Posting, User Directory, Profile, Membership & User Registration

Wordfence

Update to version 3.6.6, or a newer patched version

2026-06-06 14:53 UTC
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2026-05-22 07:34 UTC
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2026-05-22 02:47 UTC
Microsoft Releases Mitigation for Windows BitLocker Security Bypass 0 ...

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2026-05-22 02:47 UTC
Microsoft confirms patching issues in restricted Windows networks

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2026-05-22 02:47 UTC
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2026-05-22 02:47 UTC
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2026-05-22 02:47 UTC

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Raw JSON

The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2023-47682.json.

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