Medium severity · published Jan 11, 2024
CVE-2023-6504
Profile Builder <= 3.10.7 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Sensitive Information Exposure via user_meta Shortcode
4.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the wppb_toolbox_usermeta_handler function in all versions up to, and including, 3.10.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to expose sensitive information within user metadata.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 28% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UP
User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor · cozmoslabs
through 3.10.6 · source: vendor
PB
Profile Builder · Cozmoslabs
through 3.10.7 · source: NVD
Affected product
UP
User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor
cozmoslabs
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6504
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6504
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3012472/profile-builder
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f515ccf8-7231-4728-b155-c47049087d42?source=cve
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