High CVSS: HIGH CVE-2023-4153 vulnerability

CVE-2023-4153: The BAN Users plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in vers

Tracked since May 6, 2026 • View on NVD
cve CVE-2023-4153 cvss-8

CVSS Breakdown

8.8
CVSS Base Score
HIGH
Attack Vector
N/A
Requires physical access to exploit.
CIA Impact
Confidentiality N/A
Integrity N/A
Availability N/A

Insurance Impact Assessment

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Significant Impact

High-severity vulnerabilities may affect cyber insurance pricing and coverage terms. Demonstrating patch management reduces underwriting friction.

CVE CVE-2023-4153 with CVSS 8.8. The BAN Users plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.5.3 due to a missing capability check on the 'w3dev_save_ban_user_settings_callback' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscribe

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