CVE-2023-0940

ProfileGrid < 5.3.1 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Password Reset

Published Mar 20, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-12926 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Feb 26, 2025, 7:05 PM
Reserved
Feb 21, 2023, 3:17 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 20, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:26 AM