CVE-2023-2833
ReviewX <= 1.6.13 - Arbitrary Usermeta Update to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
HIGH 8.8EPSS 17.5%
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.
- Affected
- reviewx · ReviewX – Multi-Criteria Reviews for WooCommerce with Google Reviews & Schema
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 8.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS
- 17.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 97th percentile
- Published
- 2023-06-06
- Updated
- 2026-04-08
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
- Alucard0x1/CVE-2023-28331★ · 2023-06-19
Security advisories
- https://lana.codes/lanavdb/a889c3ff-5df0-4d7e-951f-0b0406468efa
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/05/wpdeveloper-addresses-privilege-escalation-vulnera…
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/70e1d701-2cff-4793-9e4c-5b16a40…
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/reviewx/tags/1.6.13/includes/rx-functions.php#…
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2916148%…