High severity · published Mar 20, 2023
CVE-2023-0940
ProfileGrid < 5.3.1 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Password Reset
8.8
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 57% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PR
ProfileGrid ·
before 5.3.1 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0940
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0940
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/56744f72-2d48-4f42-8195-24b4dd951bb5
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