Vulnerability · Published Apr 26, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2023-2297Profile Builder – User Profile & User Registration Forms <= 3.9.0 - Insecure Password Reset Mechanism
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor from cozmoslabs. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 63% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Profile Builder – User Profile & User Registration Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized password resets in versions up to, and including 3.9.0. This is due to the plugin using native password reset functionality, with insufficient validation on the password reset function (wppb_front_end_password_recovery). The function uses the plaintext value of a password reset key instead of a hashed value which means it can easily be retrieved and subsequently used. An attacker can leverage CVE-2023-0814, or another vulnerability like SQL Injection in another plugin or theme installed on the site to successfully exploit this vulnerability.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| cozmoslabs | User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor | 0 – through 3.9.0 |
Weakness: CWE-620 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e731292a-4f95-46eb-889e-b00d58f3444e?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2864329%40profile-builder&new=2864329%40profile-builder&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://lana.codes/lanavdb/512e7307-04a5-4d8b-8f79-f75f37784a9f/
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/03/vulnerability-patched-in-cozmolabs-profile-builder-plugin-information-disclosure-leads-to-account-takeover/