CVE-2023-0940

ProfileGrid < 5.3.1 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Password Reset

High · published March 20, 2023

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
56.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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 record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00823 · 56.9th percentile
Published
2023-03-20T15:52Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 MAR 15:52Z
    ProfileGrid < 5.3.1 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Password Reset
    cvelistv5