Is CVE-2023-6009 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-6009 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-6009?

CVE-2023-6009 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-6009?

CVE-2023-6009 has an EPSS score of 0.92% (56th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2023-6009?

No published fix for CVE-2023-6009 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-6009

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The UserPro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 5.1.4 due to insufficient restriction on the 'userpro_update_user_profile' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify their user role by supplying the 'wp_capabilities' parameter during a profile update.

CWE-266

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.92%probability of exploitation in 30 days

56thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 56% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

Product1

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-08.