Vulnerability · Published Aug 31, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2023-3404ProfileGrid <= 5.5.0 - Hardcoded Encryption Key
Medium 4.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities from metagauss. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The ProfileGrid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized decryption of private information in versions up to, and including, 5.5.0. This is due to the passphrase and iv being hardcoded in the 'pm_encrypt_decrypt_pass' function and used across all sites running the plugin. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions or above to decrypt and view users' passwords. If combined with another vulnerability, this can potentially grant lower-privileged users access to users' passwords.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| metagauss | ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities | 0 – through 5.5.0 |
Weakness: CWE-321 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6d490bfb-6560-428e-ad91-0f8d8bc9b1f2?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/tags/5.4.8/includes/class-profile-magic-request.php#L325
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2936383/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities#file475