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cve[email protected]CVE-2023-0940
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CVE-2023-0940

2023-03-2016:15:12
CWE-863
web.nvd.nist.gov
25
profilegrid
wordpress
plugin
cve-2023-0940
security
vulnerability
password reset
authorization
nvd

8.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

8.7 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

36.7%

The ProfileGrid WordPress plugin before 5.3.1 provides an AJAX endpoint for resetting a user password but does not implement proper authorization. This allows a user with low privileges, such as subscriber, to change the password of any account, including Administrator ones.

Affected configurations

Vulners
NVD
Node
metagaussprofilegridRange<5.3.1
VendorProductVersionCPE
metagaussprofilegrid*cpe:2.3:a:metagauss:profilegrid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "Unknown",
    "product": "ProfileGrid",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "custom",
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "5.3.1"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "collectionURL": "https://wordpress.org/plugins"
  }
]

8.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

8.7 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

36.7%

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