The User Registration & User Profile – Profile Builder WordPress plugin before 3.4.9 has a bug allowing any user to reset the password of the admin of the blog, and gain unauthorised access, due to a bypass in the way the reset key is checked. Furthermore, the admin will not be notified of such change by email for example.
CVE-2021-24527 is a critical severity with CVSS 9.8 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor. It affects Versions before 3.4.9 and is fixed in 3.4.9.
CVE-2021-24527 is tracked for the Plugin User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor as critical severity with CVSS 9.8. The affected range is Versions before 3.4.9. Update User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor to 3.4.9 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
profile-builder
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2021-24527 |
| Patched Versions |
3.4.9
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| Affected Versions |
Versions before 3.4.9
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
User Profile Builder <= 3.15.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover
User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor <= 3.11.8 - Authentication Bypass
Profile Builder – User Profile & User Registration Forms <= 3.9.0 - Insecure Password Reset Mechanism
Profile Builder – User Profile & User Registration Forms <= 3.6.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
User Profile Builder <= 3.10.8 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Settings Change via wppb_two_factor_authentication_settings_update
Profile Builder <= 2.1.3 - Missing Access Controls
Profile Builder <= 3.10.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via pms-cross-promotion.php
Profile Builder – User Profile & User Registration Forms <= 3.9.0 - Sensitive Information Disclosure via Shortcode
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