// For flags

CVE-2023-0940

ProfileGrid < 5.3.1 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Password Reset

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

The ProfileGrid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check in the pm_reset_user_password function in versions up to, and including, 5.3.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access or higher, to change the passwords of any user.

*Credits: dc11, WPScan
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-02-21 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-02-27 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-02 First Exploit
  • 2024-10-10 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-862: Missing Authorization
  • CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Metagauss
Search vendor "Metagauss"
 Profilegrid
Search vendor "Metagauss" for product "Profilegrid"
 < 5.3.1
Search vendor "Metagauss" for product "Profilegrid" and version " < 5.3.1"
wordpress
Affected