CVE-2023-47782Network attack vector

Subscriber-to-Administrator escalation via unrestricted user meta update

Published May 17, 2024 · Updated Apr 28, 2026

Privilege escalation in Thrive Themes Thrive Theme Builder before 3.24.0 allows remote authenticated users to become administrators. The action_dismiss_tooltip handler passes attacker-controlled meta_key and meta_value parameters to update_user_meta without restricting writable keys. A Subscriber account and a retrievable editor nonce are sufficient to rewrite the account's wp_capabilities value and take full control of the WordPress site.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.53%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Thrive Themes Thrive Theme Builder before 3.24.0 allows remote authenticated users to become administrators. The action_dismiss_tooltip handler passes attacker-controlled meta_key and meta_value parameters to update_user_meta without restricting writable keys. A Subscriber account and a retrievable editor nonce are sufficient to rewrite the account's wp_capabilities value and take full control of the WordPress site.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-47782
Published
May 17, 2024
Updated
Apr 28, 2026
Vendor
Thrive Themes
Product
Thrive Theme Builder
Classifications
CWE-269, CAPEC-233, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 17, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <3.24.0
  2. Affected versionversion=n/a <3.24.0 changes=[{"at":"3.24.0","status":"unaffected"}]

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Thrive Themes · Thrive Theme Builderversion=0 <3.24.0; version=n/a <3.24.0 changes=[{"at":"3.24.0","status":"unaffected"}]

Published CVSS scores

8.8PatchstackCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC-233Privilege Escalation
T1098Account Manipulation

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