VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-0940
This allows a user with low privileges, such as subscriber, to change the password of any account, including Administrator ones.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.82%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.82%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.82% probability · 55th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Affected
- metagauss/profilegrid
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/56744f72-2d48-4f42-8195-24b4dd951bb5Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/56744f72-2d48-4f42-8195-24b4dd951bb5Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.