CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe WP Password Policy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to inadequate authorization checks in the `get_user()` function, allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level access or higher to elevate their privileges to Administrator. This vulnerability can be exploited by submitting a crafted POST request to the password-reset form endpoint, making it critical for all WordPress sites using this plugin to prioritize immediate patching. Administrators and security teams managing WordPress installations should address this issue to prevent unauthorized access and potential site compromise.
Original NVD Description
The WP Password Policy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to and including 3.7.1. This is due to missing authorization checks and nonce verification in the `get_user()` function of the `Module_Password_Hint` class, which unconditionally calls `WP_User::set_role()` with the attacker-supplied `role` parameter on any account resolved via `$_POST['user_login']`, without confirming the requesting user holds the capability to assign roles. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to escalate their own privileges to Administrator by submitting a crafted POST request — with `action` set to `createuser` and `role` set to `administrator` — to the password-reset form endpoint. The vulnerable code path is reachable via the `password_hint` filter hooked during the WordPress password-reset form render, meaning an attacker need only possess a valid password-reset cookie to reach the sink.