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High · 7.5 Public exploit CVE-2023-1874 EUVD-2023-24076GHSA-6f4x-x656-q884

WP Data Access <= 5.3.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation

Published Apr 12, 2023 · Updated Apr 8, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

Vendor: peterschulznl Product: WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Charts, Maps & Dashboards Category: Web / CMS

Description

The WP Data Access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.3.7. This is due to a lack of authorization checks on the multiple_roles_update function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify their user role by supplying the 'wpda_role[]' parameter during a profile update. This requires the 'Enable role management' setting to be enabled for the site.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
peterschulznl WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Charts, Maps & Dashboards ≤ 5.3.7 —

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