cve-2023-0940
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-03-20 15:52
Modified
2024-08-02 05:32
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/56744f72-2d48-4f42-8195-24b4dd951bb5Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/56744f72-2d48-4f42-8195-24b4dd951bb5Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown ProfileGrid Version: 0   < 5.3.1
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