Vulnerability · Published Jan 11, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2023-5448WP Register Profile With Shortcode <= 3.5.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to User Password Reset

High 8.8

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A high-severity cross-site request forgery in WP Register Profile With Shortcode from avimegladon. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The WP Register Profile With Shortcode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.5.9. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the update_password_validate function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset a user's password via a forged request granted they can trick the user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
avimegladon	WP Register Profile With Shortcode	0 – through 3.5.9

Weakness: CWE-352 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Affected products (as reported)

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